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islesbiyana'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
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Genocide, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Classism
solenekeleroux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I loved the world-building, with the Grace system and how it explores capitalist exploitation of magical beings, that's something I wasn't expecting from this book and I was here for it.
The most lacking part was the romance, especially in the build-up part. It was all tell and no show, so not very believable when something did end up happening. The twists at the end are not bad, but too little too late. I was bored during all the middle part of the book (when the romance was supposed to build-up).
The character development is also a bit weak. It started well with Alyce's character, I loved the storyline of how she discovers herself and her power. But then there's no real growth or transformation, it stays very much on the surface of what she can do with her powers instead of the deep inner exploration of good and evil that I was expecting. Most other characters have little substance and are very black and white, except for the graces (again, I think I would have loved a novel just about the graces because that was the most interesting part), especially Laurel and her political reasoning.
Side-note, I am very pissed off whenever there is a shape-shifter character/storyline and it doesn't lead to a real exploration of gender and identity, especially in what is supposed to be a sapphic novel. Don't give me shape shifters and not make them queer!
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Genocide, and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
kylieqrada'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
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment
erin_lovell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Pedophilia