zone_a3'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: Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
storykeeper_saga'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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Torture, Misogyny, Slavery, and Sexual harassment
ambientdusk'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: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Trafficking, and Addiction
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Self harm
eyan_birt's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
7/19/23 update: I just finished reading the trilogy again, for perhaps the tenth time over the years, in preparation for both Cassiel's Servant in August as well as my intended use of this series as an aspect of my PhD dissertation. It's been a handful of years since my last review, when I had just begun my medieval literature schooling. Once again, I appreciated a new depth to the alternate history created by Carey in this world, but this time, I read the series as though they were a medieval romance, like Le Morte d'Arthur by Malory, and my appreciation of the text increased so much. While I wouldn't necessarily say this book remains my hands down favorite, it has so many elements which I love as both a reader and an academic. I think Phédre remains one of my favorite literary heroines; for all that she is exquisitely female and feminine in a way that is often presented as the antithesis of what it is to be "heroic," Phédre nevertheless is brave, intelligent, determined, and she never backs down. That which yields is not always weak, indeed.
Love as thou wilt.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault
accidentalspaceexplorer'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
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Slavery, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Addiction
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Pedophilia
jashanac's review against another edition
At this point I was more or less just on this ride with these characters for the fact that I've read the previous two books. But really, I was getting pretty tired of Phedre's martyrdom and all this damn traveling to and fro and back and fro again... and some of the cultural stereotypes were... not super great.
Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Gore, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual content, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Death, and Child abuse
karsto's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
katiewp'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Child abuse and Torture
parthenogenetics'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, and War
ynbushehri'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
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Excrement