purechaos's review
- 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: Genocide, Gore, Child abuse, Colonisation, Hate crime, Slavery, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Self harm, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, and Death
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
asiamh's review
- 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
Graphic: Death, Violence, Confinement, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Body horror, Classism, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Child death, Death of parent, Sexism, Grief, and Physical abuse
professional_grandma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Body horror, Child abuse, and Blood
bookwitch934's review
- 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: Blood, Death of parent, Racism, Gore, Genocide, Body horror, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Death, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
This book was really good, but super heavy.wheatstalk's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
However, the character development felt like a speed run. No one was fleshed out as being more than their trauma and relationships felt surface level. There’s also a lot of repetitive lines and some visual descriptions, though poetic, did lose me a bit. I hope the second book focuses more on female friendship as I really enjoyed the near last chapter hair braiding scene. Also, the only respectable man in the book is ironically the pickpocketer, every other guy sounds clinically insane at times (cough, Inan, cough).
Still overall a great book and if you pick this up just get the second while you’re at it.
TW on genocide & violent oppression. Brief body mutilation/scarring near the end which felt most impactful.
Moderate: Body horror
spacecadelliot's review
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
batwinggoth's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Self harm, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cursing, Confinement, and Police brutality
lj_parkinson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Hate crime
kayo32's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Blood, Torture, Slavery, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Body horror