mimicry's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Overall it’s simplistic and cutesy, despite some darker themes. There’s a lot of repetition, and the worldbuilding is lazy. Characterization can get lazy also. For example, POV characters in the series all describe the ponies with the same words: grumpy faces, barrel chests, clompy dinner-plate sized hooves. No matter who they are or where they’re from they all eat dinner on a plate the size of an elemental pony’s foot, apparently.
I wouldn’t consider this book to have a diverse cast, unless you count the many types of Others as diversity. Among the humans it’s almost exclusively cishet white.
I wouldn’t consider this book to have a diverse cast, unless you count the many types of Others as diversity. Among the humans it’s almost exclusively cishet white.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Slavery, Self harm, and Addiction
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, and Rape
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Animal death, Blood, Slavery, Self harm, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping, Confinement, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and War
cleo_wylde's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Slavery
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