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alex_heald's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death, Rape, and Death of parent
sydneygh's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Racism and Rape
gigglesigh'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
Lo único que lo haría mejor para mí es que la prota sea más grande, tipo 18/20 si queremos pensar en alguien recién llegado a la institución, pero eso es porque no me gusta el trope de chosen one adolescente. Si disfruté que
Medio que quiero que estén en una relación poli pero no lo veo pasando.
Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Colonisation, and Classism
aspenrayne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Classism
Moderate: Rape
saraanneb3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
And listen it takes solidly 150 pages for this to stop being an infodump and move into really good story but when it does it REALLY DOES! I loved the shift and the revelation of additional layers of magic and history. And I liked that pieces and characters I thought the author had dropped, she picks them back up well.
If you're into Arthurian legend you'll find lots of fun stuff here, and as a Southerner I found her descriptions of southern white boys so accurate and funny they made me laugh every time, and I appreciated a fantasy being set in such a familiar setting for me (and somewhat unusual for a fantasy novel)
I'm docking a star for a couple of reasons: 1)there are some plot holes that get shoddily covered by Bree suddenly remembering she has been told stuff by other characters, and it's just not always plausible--honestly all it would take to fix is some character going "oh I don't have time to give you all the lore but here's a handy book on the basics" and then that would easily explain why Bree seems to know ALL this stuff that she otherwise shouldn't
2)the sheer pace of this story. I think they claim its 6 weeks but I really think the plot unfolds in ab 3 weeks and suddenly Bree is like devoted and devastated over these ppl that she's known for half a minute. I would've loved a little more lead time and world/relationship building, before the high emotion events
But otherwise very good interesting take on Arthurian legend and ancestral faith and connection, and magic and fantasy!
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Grief
Minor: Child abuse
bookishperseus'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: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Domestic abuse
evueimeimei'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: Racism, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism
jess_always_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
The mental health / grief representation and the exploration of black history and legacies were so well handled and incorporated into the story.
There are quite a few characters and my tired brain sometimes lost track of who was who and who had done what in previous scenes but I think that's more of a me issue 😅
11/10 would recommend!
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexism, Torture, and Transphobia
sophieamreacher'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
jayevans's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Rape