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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
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: Eugenicsh_gordon'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
5.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Rape
cassandrat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Murder and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, and Rape
kavarnistka'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: Death and War
Moderate: Slavery and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Rape, Suicide, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
kaliko's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood
Minor: Rape and Self harm
breadwitchery'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Slavery, Xenophobia, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, and Alcohol
cocacolor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Genocide and Alcohol
On rape:ruthjenkins's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, and War
Moderate: Rape and Violence
anxiousnachos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
“You’re my family! You were family before any of them. I’ve missed you even when I didn’t remember you. Everything I’ve done since losing you has been about getting back to you.”
Please excuse me whilst I go scream.
Content warnings: slavery, graphic depictions of war, graphic depictions of blood/gore, epilepsy, amnesia, murder, violence, child death, burn injury, lashing injury, physical abuse, imprisonment, rape
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Rape, and Slavery