theroastedbookery's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Things I Liked:
- Typical gender roles were swapped or abandoned altogether. This was a refreshing romance and action/adventure story because of that.
- The magic system was not overly complicated nor was the technical jargon overbearing. This let me see clearly the characters behind the decisions.
- The action of the book was driven by the choices of the people in the story - there were politics, economic systems, etc in the book but those things served as the backdrop against which people acted.
- There wasn't anything about the cruelty or the romance present in the book that was gratuitous. The book was an engaging read that I didn't feel the need to take a "break" from because while the themes were hefty, the manner in which they were presented didn't knock me on my heels.
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Trafficking
Minor: Grief and Child death
This book is set in space and the characters in it (in the beginning) are on a ship where the line between cruelty and survival blurs and in some cases disappears entirely. Because of the manner in which they operate their ship, there is a hyper-focus on food intake. Each crew member's food intake is carefully rationed and controlled to ensure survival but nothing more. Food allotments are controlled to the gram and harsh punishments are exacted for hoarding, wasting or spoiling food.little_white's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Child abuse
Moderate: War, Death, and Trafficking
Minor: Child death and Colonisation
lumberelk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, and Confinement
Minor: Child death
al3xbug's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, War, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Eating disorder, Slavery, and Torture
thesummerstorms's review
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Confinement, Child abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Transphobia and Child death
Sexual violence is an approximate tag, as we don't have a content warning for reproductive coercion.mmackoy's review
3.0
Graphic: Pregnancy and Misogyny
Moderate: Child death and Trafficking
Minor: Transphobia
booksthatburn's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Major pieces of backstory and world-building are conveyed in a series of well-described but pretty dense infodumps, one at the very start and a few more sprinkled throughout the rest of the text. They felt a bit clunky but were sufficiently brief as to keep from being overwhelming. The overall effect works well and I love the main characters.
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexism, Misogyny, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Trafficking, and Slavery
Minor: Child death and Death
From the book: “This book contains a scene of medical violence. Characters also obsess about food and count calories.”