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rorikae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Dabos's world feels fairytalelike with lots of fascinating characters and magical occurrences. In each subsequent book, we've come to understand more about the world and those who rule over it. In this book, it feels like Ophelia is even closer to uncovering answers and understanding the full breadth of what is happening. I'm excited to read the next book and see how the entire series concludes.
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Ableism and Confinement
dijon_supply's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Ableism
a_islandcriptid'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Ableism and Toxic friendship
Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
jstilts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Set almost entirely in Babel following a single quest, this book greater focus on the rich detailed world building of Babel society allows the overall plot to become fluffier and more mysterious, frankly treading water a little to spoon-feed us the fantasy set-up for the final volume. This isn't criticism as such, it's a very deft bit of furniture moving that's so pleasant an experience I can hardly complain.
It's not however quite as compelling as the second volume, as really you feel Ophelia could just shrug her shoulders and walk away from her troubles for the first three quarters of the book - driven mainly by her desire to reunite with Thorn, which is hard to fathom as while we saw Thorn fall in love with Ophelia in the last book - believable only because I'll accept any insight I to the inscrutable oaf - Ophelia has hardly had reason to do likewise, especially as we're privy to her thought and feelings that she STILL finds hard to quantify (after years!) that her love is a bit hard to believe. I can only put it down to the desperate need to connect during and after disaster, which they experienced together at the end of book two.
Looking forward to the final volume nevertheless - this one was strangely simultaneously better and worse than the previous books, so in a way an interesting diversion on the journey, a side quest and a breather before the finale.
Minor: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, and Murder
jodiesbookishposts's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Ableism
allisonmspiers'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
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual content
cataloguekitty's review against another edition
1.0
Now, in relation to the series, it was a major let down following book 2. The world seems to have gotten to big, we no longer have multi dimensional side characters and although the stakes are seemingly higher, we don’t feel it.
Stop at book 2 if you were on the fence about continuing the series at all.
Moderate: Ableism and Bullying
snickahz'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Torture, and Police brutality
Minor: Ableism, Incest, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, War, and Classism
suncourts's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Ableism
Would have enjoyed this more if it weren’t for the use of the r-slur and the weird bits of what in my heart felt like reminders that this series is written by a white French woman (see: Zen and the way she described Fearless’ son).joisaddler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism