mithrandir24601's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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
mirandareddekopp's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
tense
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
4.5
xx_demy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
y0squ's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It was as good or maybe even better than first book. I'm in shock.
jiyushier's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
priamos's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
itsnabs's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
aquietglow's review against another edition
4.0
Dang.
So this one took a long time because of a false start: it's not really a start and stop book, for me, it's a plunge and hold your breath book. It's about war! It's awful and terrible and hard! Some of the psychological warfare fucked me up. The events are horrible and keep being terrible and get worse until you're just as exhausted as the characters. (That's a warning but not a criticism.)
These characters are so cool but it's also frustrating when they don't have the same foresight you do. The real historical context makes this really interesting and challenging.
I think this is a good read, but it's difficult. It's hard to explain how I feel: I love and want good things for some of the characters, even though I don't like some of them and I doubt good things will happen. This isn't a book where I related to the characters, like I don't get the Altan thing at all, it's hard for me to understand Rin's feelings, and some of her choices are obviously foolish to me, but I still root for her. I'm weary after this but really want to read the conclusion.
So this one took a long time because of a false start: it's not really a start and stop book, for me, it's a plunge and hold your breath book. It's about war! It's awful and terrible and hard! Some of the psychological warfare fucked me up. The events are horrible and keep being terrible and get worse until you're just as exhausted as the characters. (That's a warning but not a criticism.)
These characters are so cool but it's also frustrating when they don't have the same foresight you do. The real historical context makes this really interesting and challenging.
I think this is a good read, but it's difficult. It's hard to explain how I feel: I love and want good things for some of the characters, even though I don't like some of them and I doubt good things will happen. This isn't a book where I related to the characters, like I don't get the Altan thing at all, it's hard for me to understand Rin's feelings, and some of her choices are obviously foolish to me, but I still root for her. I'm weary after this but really want to read the conclusion.