fitzofinspiration's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Violence, War, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
kittyfan9hh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Ableism and Chronic illness
Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Violence, War, Bullying, Medical content, and Torture
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
quasinaut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Megan Whalen Turner does a lovely job weaving together adventure and intrigue with interpersonal growth without making things too obvious nor too obscure. Honestly, my main complaint is how little we see of the female characters and their points if view. I know I'll be rereading these books again one day.
Graphic: Ableism, Violence, and War
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
caitlin_bookchats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
One thing of note: the narrator here suffers from some form of visible disability that limits his movement and does not allow him to speak aloud. The disability runs in his family but previous members with it have been hidden from society or not allowed to live to adulthood. I don't know if we get enough description of the disability to know what the modern name for it would be and I am unsure if the portrayal is "accurate" but there is a lot of ableism aimed at the character from various figures throughout the book and it's important to know that going in.
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Torture
Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Vomit
The main difference between this book and previous books in this series re: content is the death and violence associated with a war and the ableism directed towards our narrator. This waxes and wanes over the course of the book but it's relevant to note there are some extremely harsh views directed at him including re: the value of his life. Other content is on par with previous books. After the previous book many people wondered about the nature of the relationship between the main characters of that novel. There is no clarity about those two in this novel, but there are other prominent side characters who are in a confirmed m/m relationship and there is no particular judgment for the relationships being m/m in the text from any characters.novelyon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, and Bullying
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Miscarriage, and Torture
edie_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Ableism, and Violence
Moderate: Death
Minor: Death of parent and Miscarriage
mariepriwitzer's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Miscarriage, Violence, Physical abuse, and Death
Minor: Torture and Blood
katieconrad's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Violence and Ableism
Minor: Blood and Vomit