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ijustreallyliketrees's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Was it ground breaking? No. Did I have a fun reading it? Yes.
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Torture, and Murder
Minor: Alcoholism
theteamsreader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- 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
4.5
An incredible read from beginning to end. The literal form of edge-of-seat writing and action. All characters presented well with different attitudes and skills required for the heist, and the plotting itself was superb. Definite reread required, but mixed feelings on whether or not I want a sequel. Recommend to anyone wanting a badass selection of characters (all morally grey of course), found family, huge diversity, a realistic heist, and a well thought Medieval-esque world for these characters to cause chaos in.
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Torture, and Blood
Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol
emily_mh's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
On the surface, this book was promising. The magic and political systems were both really interesting, and I liked how the five main characters all had such dynamic reasons for their involvement in the heist, connecting back to the worldbuilding in captivating ways. That’s kind of where my positives for this story run out. One of my main issues is that it was too short to give the plot, world, and characters a chance to develop properly. The worldbuilding in particular was pretty thin outside of the city of Carrowick. Nash and Ryia had the EXACT same voice (could not tell them apart), and the romances felt forced.
Aside from this, the dialogue was so cliché it was cringey (literally nearly every line of dialogue was cliched, I couldn’t believe it). And perhaps most importantly, the heist sucked. It was just straightforward, linear action with no surprises or subplots - and it was also, like, WAY too easy All in all, I’m not convinced I’m going to pick up the sequel, but who knows.
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor warnings for forced separation from family, illness, epidemic, capital punishment, sick parent.
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