caoxtina'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
3.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Grief, and Death
micaelamariem'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Violence, Confinement, and Abandonment
my_weird_bookish_heart'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Mental illness, Grief, and Abandonment
faeriefox's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
The book is beautifully written, and the prose flows beautifully. It made me feel so many emotions, and the story is very unique and interesting. It's no wonder it won so many awards.
I loved Antain and Glurk's characters especially, and without those specific personalities, the book would have lost so much.
I didn't find most of the other characters to be well-developed, though, which was especially disappointing in Luna's case, since she is the main character. I felt like she was written as too old for her years, and like she didn't have much personality.
Aside from that though, everything was amazing. I especially loved the background on how the world came to be; most books just exist, and I like that this world is similar to our own in that the people within it have stories for how it came to be. It makes it more relatable.
All in all, this was an excellent book, and I'm glad I read it again.
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, and Confinement
Minor: Child death
emma_reading_love's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse
val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Mental illness
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
melancholymegs'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement and Grief
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, and Terminal illness
Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Death
madetofly'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: Grief, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Confinement
Moderate: Death
creativelifeofliz'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: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Confinement
Moderate: Child abuse
a_alves00's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Confinement