huldasif's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, War, and Violence
Moderate: Terminal illness, Sexism, Death of parent, Body horror, Addiction, Drug use, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Fatphobia, Slavery, Torture, Misogyny, Death, and Blood
Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, and Vomit
lvl52_grant'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
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Sexual violence, War, Racism, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Violence, Gore, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gun violence, and Vomit
andrewtes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, and War
terrabby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Strong points: I have to agree with virtually everyone else here, the magic system is cool af, very original and thoroughly explained. Most of the characters were interesting and well-written, especially Gavin, which is the main reason why I didn't dnf.
Now, onto the weaknesses: This book suffers from male author writing women syndrome and it has quite a few "she breasted tittily" moments. On top of that, it's pretty damn fatphobic for a book with a fat mc. Like, it makes an effort to be explicitely fatphobic at some points.
The writing style was meh, didn't love it, didn't hate it. Too many battle descriptions but that's just personal preference.
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Sexism
Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Vomit
radella_hardwick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The world tends towards grimdark but the characters are mostly people you can root for and the author gives us a few properly happy or poignant moments.
Hoping to like the next one even better.
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Mental illness, Death of parent, Blood, Addiction, and Gore
Moderate: Slavery, Sexism, and Racism