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elizabeth_lepore'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: Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse, Rape, and Pregnancy
axolotlhappy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Everyone in this book: Donโt be such a girl! ๐
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
jacquibear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Addiction, Rape, Slavery, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
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, Sexism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Vomit