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cinnamonandpancakes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
I also found the written accents kinda cringe.
With regards to characters, it felt like the main character knew nothing when it was convenient and then knew a bunch when that was convenient. It never felt like he struggled particularly to do anything before the narrative gave him a cheat code, but that's another one of the tropes it was using so whatever.
I did like the dragons and the way the author described the bond, that was fun. And the scenery was all described well. The author has a decent enough turn of phrase, I just wish he'd spend more time thinking about how his world worked.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture
kayceeisbookish's review
- 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism