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alwaysairie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
It is basically a murder mystery with magic and disease as a focus. The story is nothing revolutionary and the resolution is quite predictable. This said it wasn't something displeasing! In fact, it gave a lot of space to be with Firuz which was a great character to follow throughout the story.
It will also serve as a good representation for queer folks of Persian background, I'm very happy that this story exists for them
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, and Vomit
bea__reads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Genocide, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
Minor: Child death, Torture, and Dysphoria
chughes5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Genocide, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
trickphoenix'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
2.5
There were way too many plots going on for a novella, and I felt they didn't get enough time individually to develop. The medical mystery itself I found compelling and it kept me going through the rest, but the interpersonal drama was tense and frustrating without feeling particularly cathartic, and there was never quite enough context given to drive home any of the points about imperialism and changing cultural identity as oppressor vs oppressed, which is a shame since the author seemed to be so thoughtful and knowledgeable on those topics! There just wasn't enough pages to really explore them.
The writing itself was also sometimes confusing; I found myself going back to re-read a few lines to see if I missed some context connecting the thoughts, but didn't find any connection between the two lines at all.
I really liked the extremely diverse inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters, and the seamless inclusion of introductory pronouns and neo-pronouns. I also found the magic system very interesting, and I was excited for the setting. But ultimately I think the delivery wasn't quite there yet. I'd definitely be interested in reading more work from this author to see how they grow and improve though.
Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Physical abuse, Self harm, and Torture
avisreadsandreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Confinement, Self harm, Torture, Vomit, Colonisation, and Dysphoria
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
sophiesmallhands'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Hate crime, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Vomit
hendrixpants'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
4.75
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Medical content
theirgracegrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Classism
Minor: Transphobia and Vomit
jjjreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
katieo156's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Terminal illness, Blood, and Murder