kaseyzeller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Confinement, Murder, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Cancer, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Vomit, and War
cnnr876's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Death, Drug use, Classism, Torture, and War
sask_girl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Child death, Death, Body horror, Rape, Pedophilia, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, and Infidelity
Moderate: Grief, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Addiction, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit
sylvestra's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Death, Blood, War, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Grief, and Incest
Minor: Homophobia, Slavery, and Torture
islandbookwyrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Gore, War, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Abortion, Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, Violence, Genocide, and Torture
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Incest
njthk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
(but he's interesting ngl)
And it was indeed a *very* dark age like wow.
Edit: 1st reread
"We brush away the light resistance.."
You should have brushed WAY HARDER.
This was really great.
(This went from 2.5 stars to 4.25 just because I was so angry at Lysander during my first read, I couldn't give it more stars lmao.)
Spoiler
NOT CASSIUS HAVING HIS DEUS EX MACHINA MOMENT. DARROW WAS LITERALLY DONE AND HE JUST APPEARS IN HIS BRILLIANT WHITE ARMOR AND PROBABLY PERFECT HAIRGraphic: Blood, Gun violence, War, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Classism, Violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body horror, and Child abuse
Moderate: Addiction
therensistance's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Classism, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Violence, War, Torture, Gun violence, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, Addiction, Cursing, Rape, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Drug use
marareading'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? It's complicated
5.0
We still follow our Howlers, the republic, the rim, the Vox, and every other group queueing for control and power. Learning more secrets, and following multiple perspectives.
This is an insanely dark book, with the true depths of war. Every trigger possible is in this book, so check them of needed.
Once again I found myself tearing up, freezing in shock, standing to cheer, and filled with rage. I am so attached to these characters. The absolutely brilliant writing makes me have empathy and feel depth for even the most henous of characters. I sometimes forget they aren't real...
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Terminal illness, War, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, and Medical content
mschnad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: War, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, and Violence
astrea13'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: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Incest, and Homophobia