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caseymac'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? It's complicated
5.0
This single book reads like an epic fantasy series- it’s complex and well-planned with tons of world building, a gruelling hero’s journey… but it’s one book from just 2 POVs with an honestly really lovely romance plot.
This book is also awful. It repeatedly and emphatically illustrates the worst people can be in great detail. If this were a film it would have been far too violent for me to watch. There is slavery, trafficking, and violent SA galore in this book. It’s hard to read but I don’t think it’s gratuitous.
I saw one review that said the author could have used an editor and that some of the characters had a straight line rather than a baritone arc. I think that is probably true- but I honestly don’t think that detracts at all. This book is GOOD- so good I literally stayed up all night reading.
You may find the slow start once it gets to Meoraq’s bit frustrating (I did!) but stick with it.
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Torture, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Confinement, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Death, Slavery, Trafficking, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Classism, Vomit, and Abortion
agraves16'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Blood, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Death, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Animal death, Classism, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Animal cruelty
sarah2'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Rape, and Blood
bookbrig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.5
It's like 1,000 pages of torture porn and unpleasant people doing deeply horrifying things to each other with intensely graphic scenes of sexual violence and graphic gore. Seriously, 0/10 do not recommend if you have similar taste to me. I have regrets. And I still keep flashing back to the death scene that involved a fish hook and a vein in someone's genitalia because no one has invented brain bleach yet and I made the poor life choice to finish reading that scene. IT WAS A MISTAKE. DON'T BE LIKE ME.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Gore
Moderate: Torture