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alexashines's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
adbooks20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism
honeygore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol
missus_rabbit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
mariecaat02's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, and Death of parent
hannahpeterson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
caidyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Colonisation
amaranth_wytch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
kumquats87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Racial slurs, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Slavery, Vomit, and Colonisation
dominika_lorazo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Characters are good. Main characters are lovable. Even Forest who is a small antagonist is well written (good motivation even if his actions are questionable sometimes). Some of the villains can seem cliche but their actions seem appropriate for their time period (And some people are just assholes). This point was more than redeemed by the antagonists (the wildfolk). The shaman was probably my least favourite.
The story has a medium-pace. Some say it’s slow-paced in the middle and it’s true but it’s still entertaining (might be hard if you have a short attention span though). The beginning and ending have more of a dark fairy tale, horror genre. The middle of the story is more whimsical. The ending is very “happily ever after” and I never minded those.
Things I liked:
- the historical - witchy feel.
- dark but magical like a fairy tale
- Forest annoyed me sometimes but his motives were so good I ended up feeling bad for him and liking his character
-the overall addition of folklore and native folklore
Things I disliked
-Abitha died at the end but came back to life. It cheapened her death and the effect it had on Samson. But except for that, the rest of the happily ever after was exactly how I hoped it would go.
-The world building could have been better. I wish there was more emphasis on the folklore (the Wildfolk and spirits). It was more of a backstory in the book, the main focus was on Abitha and her female empowerment/ girl boss story which is not necessarily bad. However, I wish we had more of that folklore/ fairy tale magic
TW:
racism and colonialism- It is appropriate for the time period. The racist characters were the villains. I would say the main characters were more respectful.
Blood, gore and violence- it was graphic but not extremely terrible (I’ve definitely seen worse)
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Colonisation and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
TW: racism and colonialism- It is appropriate for the time period. The racist characters were the mostly the villains. I would say the main characters were more respectful. Blood, gore and violence- it was graphic but not extremely terrible (I’ve definitely seen worse)