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kstrammel'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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Cannibalism
Minor: Vomit
tasig's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Classism
spellbindingtomes'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War
emptzuu's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Murder
lahars_little_library'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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
midnightstory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cannibalism, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
olivi_yeah's review
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism
dkamada's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Marked that there are moderate racial slurs, but it depends if you are looking to avoid specific racial slurs used in our world vs the concept of people using racial slurs if that makes sense. I.e. there are racial slurs specific to this book that are used frequently
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Cannibalism
hyithia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
- Took a while for me to get into, probably about 30% of the way into the book I started to grow more interested in two of the storylines (
Syenite and Damaya ). This slow burn is why I am only giving this book 4 stars. Maybe this is personal preference, but I prefer it when books hook me instantly. - Enjoyed the writing style
- Captivating setting
- Unique point of view that took me a while to appreciate
- Very mysterious plot. There are lots of aspects to this first book in the series that are left as unknowns. This may be frustrating to some, but I found it fun to keep trying to figure out the ins and outs of this world and the magic system
- Speaking of the magic system, it is very unique and grows to be more and more complex as the book goes on.
I loved the twist at the end when we found out that Essun, Damaya, and Syenite are all the same person. I started to piece it all together just before it was revealed, which was gratifying. - This book is just as much a dystopia as it is fantasy
- Diverse characters
- Very dark
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Hate crime
Minor: Bullying, Genocide, and Cannibalism
sammymilfort's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism