rachelmerrie's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was so incredibly powerful and necessary. I will absolutely be buying the physical copy to re-absorb and annotate it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, War, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation
Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Murder, Drug abuse, Rape, Death, Racism, Pedophilia, and Hate crime
Minor: Trafficking
bookishmaryrose's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
Masterful storytelling. Beautiful concepts. My biggest critique is the harmful trope that people are “better off dead” than disabled. Really? That’s so harmful and so avoidable in an otherwise gripping, thoughtful, artful story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Racism, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Child abuse, Colonisation, Murder, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Xenophobia
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