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rtherese's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
nishana's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Miscarriage, and War
rubyredders'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
Pheris took me sometime to warm up to but by the end I was rooting for him. As before MWT has a talent for making you care for her characters and shows them growing as people that has me seated and turning pages like an extremely enthusiastic tax accountant - I want every detail! To see a character whose life is so obviously impacted by his disability thrive in this world felt really impactful - he can not do everything others can; he physically isn't able to but that has no bearing on his worth and while that does mean he has struggles, he can achieve a lot more than his family ever expected from him. The
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I'd also want to learn more about Costis and Kamet as they got so little mention despite having two books between them where they were main characters. I need to know they get a fulfilling life after all this.
Overall, this story feels complete but with so much potential to spin off into other stories and if it ends here for good I shan't be mad but by god if MWT comes out with a new book in this world it is over for my productivity until I devour it saturn eating his son style
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Sexism
nekoshka's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Miscarriage and Vomit
Minor: Sexism, Torture, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
silentquercus'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
4.75
Graphic: Ableism and Chronic illness
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and War
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
kelley_mads'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
Minor: Miscarriage
mimeflower'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
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
priyastoric's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
This final book brings us back to the Peninsula for what is a trademark Megan Whalen Turner surprise filled ending. I won't go into too much detail but the conclusion is not only satisfying but also reveals just how much our beloved Gen has grown up and become the leader he was meant to become.
But this story is not Eugenides story alone and in her deft storytelling Turner manages to bring satisfactory endings for almost all of the other main (some of which are deeply personal and heartbreaking) and side characters she has introduced us to along the way, while also building out a remarkable conclusion not only to the fight between the Mede Empire and our three nations, but also between the prophesized danger from the Gods.
I just really love this series and am so glad that I picked it up (after hearing Preeti Chibber on Desi Geek Girls rhapsodize at length about it in one of the podcasts a few years ago).
Moderate: War
Minor: Miscarriage
quasinaut'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
Megan Whalen Turner does a lovely job weaving together adventure and intrigue with interpersonal growth without making things too obvious nor too obscure. Honestly, my main complaint is how little we see of the female characters and their points if view. I know I'll be rereading these books again one day.
Graphic: Ableism, Violence, and War
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
caitlin_bookchats's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
One thing of note: the narrator here suffers from some form of visible disability that limits his movement and does not allow him to speak aloud. The disability runs in his family but previous members with it have been hidden from society or not allowed to live to adulthood. I don't know if we get enough description of the disability to know what the modern name for it would be and I am unsure if the portrayal is "accurate" but there is a lot of ableism aimed at the character from various figures throughout the book and it's important to know that going in.
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Torture
Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Death of parent
The main difference between this book and previous books in this series re: content is the death and violence associated with a war and the ableism directed towards our narrator. This waxes and wanes over the course of the book but it's relevant to note there are some extremely harsh views directed at him including re: the value of his life. Other content is on par with previous books. After the previous book many people wondered about the nature of the relationship between the main characters of that novel. There is no clarity about those two in this novel, but there are other prominent side characters who are in a confirmed m/m relationship and there is no particular judgment for the relationships being m/m in the text from any characters.