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mythicsage'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: Child death, Death, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
brynalexa's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture and Stalking
Minor: Alcohol
f18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Blood, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
unwanted pregnancydelphinaris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
This book is majorly fucked up; especially the scenes in the Fulcrum. Read at your own risk.zombiezami's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Hate crime, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Cannibalism
galacticvampire's review against another edition
5.0
"Stupid, stupid woman. Death was always here. Death is you."
I was enamoured by the concept of The Fifth Season from the first time I heard about it years ago, added to overall praise for the series, I was coming with high expectations.
And it delivered. Everything and more.
The execution not only lives up to the concept, but surpasses it. The suspense isn't there to pull the rug from under your feet in a gotcha moment, it's carefully crafted into the story, where the reveals are satisfying and spark the need for more, even when you caught what the foreshadowing was trying to tell you.
The world is so rich and complex that the initial struggle to follow what was going on (including the recurrent second person pov) has an immense pay-off. The feeling of wonder didn't leave me for a second.
I'm very much on the transition from YA to Adult Fantasy, so the very real darkness and grittiness surrounding everything was unexpected, but I couldn't have picked a better book to make me fall in love with the genre.
This is a story about Pain. This is a story about Grief. This is a story about enduring them and surviving them, because you have no other option.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation
katievallin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
cptnstphy'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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
kaimetcalfe'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: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy
winterdevil's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol