vanesst's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, and Murder
Moderate: Excrement, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, War, Alcohol, Antisemitism, and Blood
spookily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: War, Grief, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Genocide
Minor: Abandonment, Child death, Drug use, Medical content, and Infidelity
owlien'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death
Moderate: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, and War
Minor: Confinement, Excrement, and Incest
tays_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, Excrement, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Minor: Infidelity, Ableism, and Cannibalism
paulina_laukova's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, War, Death, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Antisemitism and Child death
Minor: Excrement
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Honestly, this isn't really my favorite genre; though it is fantasy, it feels more paranormal. There were also scenes that I found unnecessarily gruesome. I liked the world-building, though it could be confusing at times. The first half of the book was relatively slow, but it sped up a lot towards the end. Overall, it was interesting enough but I wasn't hooked enough that I'm rushing to get the sequel.
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just my judgement of how happy the ending is because I always wish someone would tell me that before I read books):
Spoiler
The ending was bittersweet, and while not a cliffhanger per se, it's definitely unfinished and feels like the adventure is just starting.Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Gore, Medical content, and Violence
Minor: Antisemitism
alisazhup'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, and Kidnapping
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Excrement, and Mental illness