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friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.5
This is a masterpiece. Dabos is a unique genius, her world building is probably the best I've ever read. The narrator of the audiobook also is amazing I enjoyed this story more than i could if i read it myself. This series is not for the faint of heart, requires dedication and persistance, but its worth everything. I wish there were more ophelia thorn moments.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Bullying, Infertility, and Mental illness
snickahz's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Minor: Incest, Sexual content, and War
ella_b's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail
5aru's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I wanted so badly to love this conclusion... but there is a huge pacing issue between this book and the previous one. It felt like these super complex, interweaving plotlines that had taken entire chapters (sometimes entire books!) to set up were resolved extremely quickly, so that the events - when they happened - weren't as emotionally gripping or even shocking at all. Dabos abuses devices until it gets to a point where you expect the plot twist to come from somewhere, which deprives it of any effect entirely.
It really bothers me, because I really enjoyed the rest of the series, even as it got increasingly weirder and more complex. I kind of wish Dabos had stuck with the arranged marriage/forced adaption to a hostile environment plotline and kept it simpler.
It really bothers me, because I really enjoyed the rest of the series, even as it got increasingly weirder and more complex. I kind of wish Dabos had stuck with the arranged marriage/forced adaption to a hostile environment plotline and kept it simpler.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Forced institutionalization