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froggy1png's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
hedonsgaybookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
BUT i think im ultimately glad i stuck with it. It was an interesting and different take on werewolves, set against a really rich backdrop of Desi culture. The story arc was more complex than im used to, with multiple concurrent timelines and very complicated characters and relationships. The narration is frank and intimate. The ending was unexpected, idk about it - cool allegory for change, containing multitudes.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Colonisation
jessthanthree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Transphobia, Stalking, Abortion, and Abandonment
belladonnashrike's review against another edition
5.0
I wish some things were explored more,
I loved Alok and Cyrah (especially her, I adore her) so much. they felt so real to me and I just want to know more about them, but this shouldn’t be a series. I like where the stories were left.
I often skim reviews before reading a book, and I read multiple times about how (summarizing) gory and gross this book is but it honestly felt very tame. yes there’s entrails and sinew and blood but it wasn’t as much as I was led to believe. am I the weird one? there IS a lot of piss imagery but it’s about a werewolf-type of creature. they’re dogs. they are territorial. it makes sense!
anyway, I was really bewitched by this book. i’ve had it sitting on my shelf for years and just never picked it up for some reason but I’m so glad I finally read it!
additionally: I often read the acknowledgements and all the extra stuff at the end of books and I was very pleasantly surprised with the final lines in das’ acknowledgements. very indicative of their character and I do appreciate this inclusion.
content warnings in moderate tag bc i’m lazy
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
talonsontypewriters'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism
Smoking. Urination. Discussion of and explicit descriptions of rape, as well as depiction of aftermath, but no extended scene. Sexual coercion, victim blaming/justification of rape (by character; criticized by others and narrative), discrimination against sex workers. Pregnancy and birth by rape. Decapitation. Metaphorical mentions of bestiality. Sexual relationships in a shapeshifter-unique dynamic compared to but not necessarily equivalent to parent-child dynamics, where one party has sometimes been raised by the other since youth; discussed and alluded to, but not graphically shown on-page.squid_ears'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
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Excrement, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Colonisation
aardwyrm'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism