sunjaybooks's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
This book has it all! Gender, family trauma, psychic tortoises, ableism, gay sex, moral ambiguity, genocide, the broad scope of history, magic and myth. It's beautifully written and also deeply deeply violent and yet still humanistic in its portrayal of the aggressors, victims, and all the morally ambiguous people in between.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Excrement, War, Ableism, Alcoholism, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Classism, Self harm, Suicide, and Genocide
paytonwileyp's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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? Yes
4.75
I struggled with the decision to give this rating. It is not perfect, and there are some things I did not particularly love, but it was so unique, emotional, and so grand in scale but yet focused enough to center your attention. I could hardly put it down. This is definitely a book that I want to revisit in the future and it is one that I am very happy to have read.
Also the description of the third terror’s *parts* made me very uncomfortable and it just didn’t feel necessary to me.
Spoiler
My least favorite parts of the book were the second terror, he really bothered me and I didn’t like the way that he was written or the way he used his power. At times it felt cheesy.Also the description of the third terror’s *parts* made me very uncomfortable and it just didn’t feel necessary to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Cannibalism
Minor: Suicide
caseythereader's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Murder, Vomit, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Suicide
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