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hawkrose18's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- 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
CAWPILE: 8.36
I really wish that it hadn't taken me so long to really get into this book because I really enjoyed the first one, but my reading slump was just not overly kind to me because I just didn't want to read. I can't wait to continue this story and see where all the characters end up. There is rep for lesbian and trans-male, but from my understanding, it was not done extremely well. For the lesbian representation, most of it is just brief mentions of a character being attracted to another, but there isn't anything that develops from that (in this book). As for the trans representation, it was not awful, but I am not an own voices reviewer in this sense so I cannot claim whether it was done well or if it harmful. The character is important and does get misgendered multiple times due to lack of a conversation on the main characters part. Overall, though, I did enjoy this book and the characters and I can't wait to see how my feelings might change in regards to the characters.
I really wish that it hadn't taken me so long to really get into this book because I really enjoyed the first one, but my reading slump was just not overly kind to me because I just didn't want to read. I can't wait to continue this story and see where all the characters end up. There is rep for lesbian and trans-male, but from my understanding, it was not done extremely well. For the lesbian representation, most of it is just brief mentions of a character being attracted to another, but there isn't anything that develops from that (in this book). As for the trans representation, it was not awful, but I am not an own voices reviewer in this sense so I cannot claim whether it was done well or if it harmful. The character is important and does get misgendered multiple times due to lack of a conversation on the main characters part. Overall, though, I did enjoy this book and the characters and I can't wait to see how my feelings might change in regards to the characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder