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morganraine'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
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
dani794's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
And there is a fire catching among us.”
TW: Rape and Sexual Assault.
This book is dark. I wasn’t expecting it to be so intense, especially for a YA, so I guess that can make it not everyones cup of tea.
I did enjoy it overall, I liked the world building and the forbidden love.
I wish the characters of Wren and Lei were more fleshed out than they were.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War
runes_reads'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
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
sweetchocolatez'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcohol and War
cyannaslibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
But this book has a reoccurring problem many books I’ve read have lately, a plain MC.
I genuinely could not remember a singular rememberable thing about Lei and her personality, she was more of an audience surrogate than a real main character to me.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, and War
ashcxl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
cdoubet'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
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Vomit
nutmegandpumpkin'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
4.75
Characters: 4/5
Dialogue: 5/5
World Building: 5/5
Descriptions: 4/5
Writing Style: 5/5
Personal Enjoyment: 5/5
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Beautifully written and gracefully takes on dark / heavy topics. The plot was captivating and the world building (it’s a Malaysian inspired fantasy) was really cool and was integrated into the story naturally.
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Infertility, and War
Although there is an abundance of trigger warnings and very heavy / dark topics within this book, they’re done with grace and class. They are not there for shock factor or anything like that. That being said, because of these triggers and topics, this book might not be right for everyone.spy_indeed'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? It's complicated
3.75
Minor: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
alsoiread'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape and Kidnapping