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katiewhocanread's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Blood, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Abandonment
kiwii091's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It was an okay book overall, but not quite what I was expecting based on the blurb - in some ways I felt that the story it told wasn't the one I hoped it would be. Partly to blame for this is the how over hyped the reviews on the front were as well - they definitely made it seem like a much more exciting book than I felt it turned out to be. At times I also had to re-read parts to make sense of some of it, particularly the setting and what the characters were like at the beginning - this slight lack of development at the beginning did make it hard to picture what was happening at times but did get a little better as the book went on. Still a good book overall and I would re-read it, but just not for a while.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror and Colonisation
Minor: Death and Sexual content