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piperclover's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I didn't hate this, but I absolutely did not enjoy the reading experience. I only wanted to read from Rags' POV and if he or Talon were in the scene, I was interested, but the second it was about anyone else, I was bored. I was so unbelievably bored throughout this entire book. Too many POVs, moving pieces, people, places, politics. I couldn't keep anything straight, remember anything, or care about most of it. I think this should've been much shorter. Cutting out all the unnecessary monologues, dense descriptions, and boring scenes where nothing happens would help a lot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Torture, and Grief
Minor: Ableism, Rape, Excrement, Vomit, and Cannibalism
emmathebookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
I never expected this book to be so good. There’s many good fight scenes to keep the action going. The book immediately starts off well and the ending has me begging for a sequel. The only thing I struggled with were the names of the characters. I mean, who names someone “Shining Talon of Vengeance Drawn in Westward Strike”??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
_kayla_marie_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Chronic illness, Genocide, Gore, War, and Injury/Injury detail
seforana's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
slide_key's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Blood
jrlittlejohn97's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is by no means a perfect book, but I LOVED it. I think the blurbs oversell how central the romance is, and the "heist" aspects are more a) Tomb Raider style puzzle based murderous escape rooms and b) desperate last second rescue. The comparisons to Six of Crows are apt in that it's an ensemble character-driven medium fantasy, but it handles the diversity much better and really isn't a heist book. Rather, it's a set up for a revolution which I WAY prefer. I would compare it to Crier's War, with a bit of that Voltron-type magic super robot with a mystical bond to a person flavor. So if you want a heist book, you won't find it here. It's a revolution set-up, and it's delicious.
As a physically disabled person, I really liked how this book handed disability, and the authors did a really good job at making the world building itself feel diverse. I loved the characters, really really liked the story and the prose, and the end was an absolute banger. I enjoyed the audiobook, though it was a bit robot in the first few chapters.
As a physically disabled person, I really liked how this book handed disability, and the authors did a really good job at making the world building itself feel diverse. I loved the characters, really really liked the story and the prose, and the end was an absolute banger. I enjoyed the audiobook, though it was a bit robot in the first few chapters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Torture, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Child death
magpi3's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
This is such a fun read, I loved every chapter of it.
The worldbuilding was excellent and revealed such a rich and complex world which is matched by the character development and the descriptions used to make them even better. There was an extended break during my reading but I was able to pick it back up easily and was able to return to the story without hesitation.
I'm baffled that this book hasn't gotten more attention and praise as it is deserving of both.
The worldbuilding was excellent and revealed such a rich and complex world which is matched by the character development and the descriptions used to make them even better. There was an extended break during my reading but I was able to pick it back up easily and was able to return to the story without hesitation.
I'm baffled that this book hasn't gotten more attention and praise as it is deserving of both.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Torture, Blood, Grief, War, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent
jupiterlee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I picked this up because of Rainbowcrate Book Box and I enjoyed it quite a bit (Rainbowcrate included a silverware set for this book and a silverware set in the book is an actual character!). I love the chosen ones trope, and it was fun seeing everything start off with a theif forced to break into an ancient ruin. There's some unaddressed ableism in here related to one of the main characters, which I was hoping to see more discussion about but that didn't come up. I don't think I enjoyed the audiobook as much as I would have enjoyed reading this one for myself.
📘The Gist 📘: A thief under duress by a wizard breaks into an ancient ruin and wakes a sleeping fae who starts them on a quest to find 6 chosen ones linked to a powerful weapon.
📒Representation📒: BIPOC mc, disabled mc, mlm mc, mtf sc
💕 For readers looking for 💕: adventure, chosen one trope, fun dialogue, entertaining situations between layers of tension, quirky metal animal companions
📘The Gist 📘: A thief under duress by a wizard breaks into an ancient ruin and wakes a sleeping fae who starts them on a quest to find 6 chosen ones linked to a powerful weapon.
📒Representation📒: BIPOC mc, disabled mc, mlm mc, mtf sc
💕 For readers looking for 💕: adventure, chosen one trope, fun dialogue, entertaining situations between layers of tension, quirky metal animal companions
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
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