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ashlyncherie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Rape, and Sexual violence
danajoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
It did remind me a lot of V E Schwab's Darker Shade of Magic series with elements from Full Metal Alchemist.
I have mixed feelings about a lot of the elements. The characters, the plot, the overall world. I like Kel for the most part. Conor is strange but I think he's on track for interesting development. Lin is frustratingly stubborn and argumentative.
I enjoyed the casual queerness.
This book is very long. It doesn't feel super different to any other kingdom based fantasy.
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content and Medical content
kw_masters'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
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Alcohol
wganas4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
stormeno'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
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
wordsmithreads's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Rape
jennipea382'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
2.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content
celery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
bethsreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The main issue I had with this book is that sadly, the first half of it is far too bogged down by world building. I do love how Cassandra Clare can create such vivid and fantasy worlds, and it is really important in a politically focused story to have its history be fully fleshed out, but the level of detail felt unnecessary at times and too dense for the first half of the book. I personally think that the first half of the book needed to be edited down about 80 ish pages as it was quite slow going at first. However, once I hit the 300 page mark, the pace really picked up and I absolutely flew through the rest of book.
While I did find Lin’s character annoying at times, overall the character’s were interesting, nuanced, and likeable. I really enjoyed my time reading it and I look forward to seeing how the story progresses in future books.
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Vomit, and War
jla'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I loved Connor, Kel, the ragpicker king, and Maesh. Lin I was torn on. She was strong and smart, but her parts were a bit boring. I wish she had more depth than stubbornness. The first 60% was easy to get through. Towards three end it was just waiting for stuff to happen.
I'm not she how I feel about Antoinetta and Kel. I would prefer him with Marin. She seems very clever and ambitious. Hopefully she's not a traitor.
One part that really pissed me off was when Marcus punished Connor. He was such a hypocrite. He had been neglecting his duties, his son, and go duped by a charlatan!
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Torture