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cognitivedisaster'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
4.75
Take everything good about Jade War, and triple it. The characters are amazing. The world is amazing. The plot is amazing. The intrigue is amazing. The character relationships are better than any book I've ever read.
The main characters went from not greatpeople to fucking monsters. Even with their horrible actions, their self-justification makes it even more twisted. Even when you hate them though, you'll still root for them and cry for them*
The world is somehow even better than the last book, with a new country, and with it, new perspectives on how the main charcters affect the world
If Jade War was the godfather in a fantasy setting, this is the godfather 2 in a fantasy setting (especially with the arc of <Shae>)
*except for <Hilo>. Fuck that guy
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, and War
Minor: Hate crime, Rape, and Alcohol
laguerrelewis'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, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
thuto'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
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual violence
btrz7'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
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
genny'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
4.0
The timeline kept throwing me off, though. I'll be assuming that a few weeks had passed since a certain event, but then Lee would hit me with a line like "a year had passed since [specific incident]" and I'm like...wait, what? I think it's because the multiple POVs aren't always in the same timeline; we'd be following Shae in the present day, then we'd switch to Anden who'll narrate his life in Espenia for the past x months before catching up to the present, and the next thing I know, Hilo's children have grown by another year. Lol. This might just be a problem with me not processing the passage of time, but I couldn't help but notice it every time it happened.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny and Abortion
Minor: Ableism, Pedophilia, Excrement, and Death of parent