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adhdru'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
More to come upon reread.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and War
Moderate: Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry
merely_meredith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gore and War
carter4ca13'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? Yes
4.0
sometimes it was hard to keep up because the scenes kept switching between flashbacks and present too quickly. Also some plot points weren’t fully resolved
Graphic: Violence and War
misslyndsy'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Self harm
cleot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Sexual harassment, and War
zachzakku'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
5.0
Pulley's writing is so stupid beautiful, I would recommend literally anything by her. Would recommend this book even if I hadn't enjoyed the story itself. So many lines struck me as perfectly right and lovely that I had to stop and read them to myself over and over.
But also, I did enjoy the story--it's so whip-quick and full of gut-punches and adventure, and I just want to hug Kite and I'm so very glad Joe is there to hug him for me.
Graphic: War
Moderate: Animal death
nofys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Murder, and War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
maeverose's review against another edition
4.0
I also didn’t love some of the ways the author described Kite’s scarring and Clay’s disfigurement and ‘childlike’ behavior from his trauma. It could just be Joe’s/Kite’s thoughts not the author’s, but it bothered me a bit. It wasn’t horrible though.
Otherwise I really liked this book. I heard someone suggest it as a book similar to The Binding (which I also liked until I found out the author was a terf), and this definitely has a similar feel to The Binding, though a pretty different plot. I knew very little going in and I think that’s the best way to read it. Despite how mostly negative this review is I would recommend this if the synopsis sounds intriguing. Just check content warnings!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Racism
graphic: Amnesia, Intrusive Thoughts, minor: Eugenicslizzie24601'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
4.5
Half a star taken off only because the opening is so slow - until you get to part 3 and it takes OFF. If you haven't read a Natasha Pulley book before, read The Watchmaker of Filigree Street or The Bedlam Stacks before this one - they both are better introductions to her writing style since they start off a bit quicker and are written more chronologically. Then come back and enjoy this one. :)
Graphic: Gaslighting and War
Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol
clarabooksit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and War
Moderate: Slavery, Xenophobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Suicide