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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
While I love the world and theoretically everything that happens in this book, I kind of struggled with getting invested, and I'm not really sure why.
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
sockandkey's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia
Minor: Classism
There are some harmful and outdated jokes, particularly towards Indigenous people, in this text and the sequel. However, is never anything relevant for more than about two pages. There are also a handful of “man in a dress” jokes. One of the main characters is extremely unaware about his own wealth, which is played as a joke and not really expanded upon. There is also a fire as a main subplot.
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