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tabea1409's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
torturedreadersdept'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: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
lola218_'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
mythicsage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War
noras_library'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Sexual content
noxygens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death and Child death
themiscyra_anna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Torture
Minor: Child death and Rape
bookobsessedfamily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is my second time reading this book, mainly because I wanted to finish the trilogy and it had been so long since I read it I couldn’t remember a lot of it.
I wanted to love this book, but it’s not one of my favorites. It’s still good, but could have been better.
The majority of the action happens in the beginning and the end of the book. The middle is a lot of high school type drama.
There is a lot of word building, so reading this will help to understand other books, so I’m glad I started with this one. I think this book is slower just so you can understand the language and of the world that Leigh Bardugo is building.
Alina and Mal are orphans who are connected in a way even they don’t understand. They spend their childhood together then go on to join the army together, Alina as a map maker and Mal as a tracker.
While crossing the fold, Alina’s secret comes out, a secret she didn’t even know she had. She’s ripped from the life she knows to a life of she knows nothing about. She struggled to fit in before and she struggles to fit in now.
The Darkling has a secret as well, only he’s had longer to cover it up.
Alina has a destiny to fulfill, but with the Darkling help her or hurt her in the process? Will Ravka ever be whole again?
Moderate: Death, Murder, and War
Minor: Child death
perhappiness'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
3.75
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Xenophobia, and Murder
katievallin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Child death and Death of parent