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itsnicholaslashay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Racism and Murder
Minor: Suicide attempt
arsenelouppain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
My main complaint is about the protagonist, Iris. I found her largely unlikeable and her behavior was downright erratic at times. I lost it when
I was also not a fan of the love triangle (love square? Love pentagon? Maybe even a hexagon.) It was unnecessary and annoying to read through. Perhaps just Jinn and Adam would have been fine. But
One thing that also bothered me was when
I liked the ending. I was actually surprised when
I also approve of the way Raughley addressed the issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality.
In the end, this book was not for me, but if you're interested, I recommend giving it a go!
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder
readingsitaaras's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cannibalism
Moderate: Death, Gore, and Murder
foreverinastory's review
- 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 was amazing!! Also so bloody and violent, lived for it all.
Rep: African cishet female MC, BIPOC cishet male side character, BIPOC female side character, MLM side pairing.
CWs: Violence, murder, death, racism, mentions of eugenics, torture, non-consensual medical experimentation, cannibalism, blood, gore, gun violence, injury/injury detail, fire, medical trauma. Moderate: sexism, misogyny, slavery, trafficking, mentions of sex work. Minor: suicide attempt, xenophobia, sexual harassment.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Trafficking
Minor: Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment
nikspandya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Murder
clairedinn'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? No
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Cannibalism and Suicide attempt
clairophy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
starlessnights's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
Minor: Xenophobia, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and War
redthistle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Slavery
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
4 days in of 3+ hours reading and I'm still not halfway through despite everything going on. Hell, the "tournament" hasn't even started yet.
It's a good idea, but there's just way too many characters and way too much worldbuilding that doesn't ultimately give us anything. It's all so complicated that you get lost in between what is historical and what's fantasy. And it just keeps building up. Every time you think you'll get an answer, it's just more questions popping up that left me unsatisfied as a reader. I wanted to keep going, but after reading other reviews it doesn't seem to get any better and I have too many books to read to spend another 4-5 days on this one.
This is prime example of why the first book in a series should NOT be 500+ pages...
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, Murder, and Colonisation
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment