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mariyah_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship
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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Vomit and Grief
tiana_king'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
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape
liviamello'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
3.5
Graphic: Death and Slavery
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Homophobia and Rape
kassidyreads'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Slavery, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape
queer_bookwyrm'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? No
4.0
This book continues its examination of power and greed, and continuously points out the privilege of the ruling ruling class. We see it in Sta'Crivero, an opulent city with technology, where they only value beautiful things. The citizens of this city see the Astrean and other refugees as cursed, and keep them behind walls instead of helping them.
We also see their privilege when Theo meets with the King and everyone present presses Theo to tell them all about the tragedy she has experienced. I really appreciated this part of the book, because it exposes how much people want tragedy porn. They say they want to know these things out of compassion, but it's just entertainment when you will never know such suffering. Our world is dealing with that right now. News stories, articles, think pieces, tv shows; they all center tragedy as entertainment.
I loved the growth of our cast of characters in this book! I love their dynamics, especially Art. Theo is coming into her own and coming to terms with the fact that she will not be the Queen of Peace that her mother was. "But you are the Queen of Flame and Fury, Theodosia, and you will set their world on fire."
There is plenty of court intrigue and random queer side characters, which is nice. Been a while since I shipped anyone, but I ship Erik and Heron so hard!
I love the concept of these books and can't wait to finish up the series with Ember Queen!
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Vomit, and Murder
Minor: Rape