beccamw11's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, War, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Torture
Moderate: Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault
Minor: Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Chronic illness
walenchao'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
3.75
Victra is easily a standout - something about her haughty, better-than-you tone just works, and she’s a far better POV character to have as a grown adult than she would have been in the previous books.
The darkness is grim and the grimness is dark, but it looks like we’re seeing the end of the tunnel with this space opera of a story.
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Vomit, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Colonisation, Abandonment, Addiction, Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Confinement, Body horror, Infidelity, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Death, Cursing, Child death, and Bullying
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
kaseyzeller'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
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Confinement, Murder, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Cancer, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Vomit, and War
ripxw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Child death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and War
Moderate: Slavery and Sexual violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, and Trafficking
luxxltyd'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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Grief, War, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Child death
Moderate: Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Misogyny
seasonedreadings'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death
Minor: Incest
cnnr876's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Death, Drug use, Classism, Torture, and War
sask_girl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Child death, Death, Body horror, Rape, Pedophilia, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, and Infidelity
Moderate: Grief, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Addiction, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit
islandbookwyrm'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Gore, War, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Abortion, Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Grief, Violence, Genocide, and Torture
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Incest
njthk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
(but he's interesting ngl)
And it was indeed a *very* dark age like wow.
Edit: 1st reread
"We brush away the light resistance.."
You should have brushed WAY HARDER.
This was really great.
(This went from 2.5 stars to 4.25 just because I was so angry at Lysander during my first read, I couldn't give it more stars lmao.)
Spoiler
NOT CASSIUS HAVING HIS DEUS EX MACHINA MOMENT. DARROW WAS LITERALLY DONE AND HE JUST APPEARS IN HIS BRILLIANT WHITE ARMOR AND PROBABLY PERFECT HAIRGraphic: Blood, Gun violence, War, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Classism, Violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Body horror, and Child abuse
Moderate: Addiction