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aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
kaziaroo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Alcohol
Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Pregnancy
Several detailed descriptions of handling and eating meat (both fresh and cooked).totallyshelfaware's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Gore, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Blood and Gaslighting
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, and Cannibalism
Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
sassmistress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Reminds me of A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan, if you're looking for more of the Bingtown/Alise story line.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abandonment
Minor: Death, Slavery, and Alcohol
Emotional abuse from a spouse and from a parent, lying (nearly to the point of gaslighting) about an affair. Three graphic sex scenes-- one an unpleasantly dutiful consummation of marriage, one martial rape, and one violent fade-to-black between the two men having the aforementioned affair. Heavy prejudice based on "birth defects" for which infants are normally abandoned to die, injuries are described in detail--pus, cutting away putrified flesh, pulling out a sick dragon's scales and impaling to siphon blood, and