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hrtlss_grl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Murder, and War
Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, and Death of parent
robin1010'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
4.0
One of the biggest contentions in the reviews seems to be the writing/world building. The writing was honestly not that dense and reasonably easy to follow, especially compared to some other high fantasy books. The author didn't waffle too much, and anything she did linger on was more of a Chekov's gun situation. Bits of lore/world building or political intrigue were definitely densely packed though and needed a close reading to understand what was going on. If you're a particularly fastidious reader it can be helpful to have notes, but you'll manage fine without.
As I mentioned, the plot is a slow burn, but the slower pace suited the novel, and gave us appropriate time to get used to the characters, give us world building, and get a sense of the scale of place we're dealing with. It also gave the characters room to grow between major plot points so their victories felt more hard won.
The characters were overall very well developed and distinct. I definitely found myself partial to the protagonist, which is always nice, although i found the insistence on his naivete a little bit excessive. Seregil was also an interesting character, if a bit predictable in
Despite some nitpicky bits here and there, I did have a good time reading this book, and I will continue on with the sequels.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death and Xenophobia
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
areaderheart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, and Xenophobia
Minor: Homophobia and Miscarriage
Need some time to decide on the rating, leaning between a 4.25 to 4.5 stars. I highly enjoyed my time reading this book, it was entertaining and I loved all the characters. Plus I'm def intrigued and excited to pick up the next book sometime soon.queerbones's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Torture, and Xenophobia
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide