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linhsreadinghour'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? It's complicated
4.75
I never knew Fonda was going to take the story and I enjoyed watching it all unfold. I had 0 predictions and was emotionally distraught over several part of the book. I shouted in disbelief twice, jaw hung open in several moments, and cried at the last 100 pages 😭
Knocked off 0.25 because of the massive time skips. I need it slapped in the page how much time has passed because I can’t do maths. This book spans over 3 years I believe?
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
reddeddy'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Deportation
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, and Dysphoria
lunep'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
5.0
Also because my last review was long but focused on what I didn't like, I want to give more depth to my positive reviews so I'm gonna make a couple positive comments about what stayed with me the most:
- This book made me absolutely adore Wen. She didn't have too much screen time in the first, and her character at the beggining was clouded by Shae's view of her, so I loved getting to see more of her this book, and what we saw of her. I loved how she was there for Shae when Shae went trough rough patches, and how both of them helped each other and truly became friends and sisters. I loved how she wasn't scared of doing whatever she could to help her clan, and how she knew what her strenghts were and played to them. She's just amazing
and I hope she gets better on book 3, I was seriously so scared at the end of the book when she, Anden, and Rohn Toro got attacked, I was literally screaming at my ipad - I also loved Anden's growth, he was already one of my favorite characters from book 1, and I felt so much for him at the end of it and at the beggining of this one, but I'm glad to see he grew onto himself more fully. He's my baby
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Abortion
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Vomit
rnbhargava's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
There is drug use in relation to the power abilities central to the story, there’s an abortion. There’s an early death of grandparent rather than parent. Misogyny is present with the intent to “protect” those without abilities yet that “weakness” is based on a cultural fallacy. There’s a relationship between two male characters that does become sexual. There’s varying attitudes around it, one of which is dismissing it as a phase. There are also plenty of relationship betrayals of varying levels. There is also one major action carried out by a main character that could be thought of as unforgivable and monstrous that leaves a specific child in his care.parenthesis_enjoyer'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Pedophilia and Rape
bearystarry'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and War
takarakei'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
Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Slavery, and Police brutality
Rape (off page, in non descriptive detail) Animal cruelty - like book 1 a lot of derogatory language involving animals, cock-fighting (not extremely explicit) and 'testing' magic on mice.elizabeth_lepore'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and War
karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
The political intrigue is so compelling that you cannot help being sucked into the world. I cried a few times throughout this one but what’s new. Plus the spicy scenes? Never saw this one in particular coming but damn 🔥
I’m nervous, scared and excited for the last book in this series because I know it’s going to break me in some way. I feel so attached to these characters & I feel something big is on the horizon.
Take care of my babies Miss Fonda. Please 🥹🥲
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Minor: Pedophilia
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Genocide, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism