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krystaldelusion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Slavery, Xenophobia, and War
blacksphinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and War
Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry
Homophobic slur. A character is called a pedophile once based on their physical appearance.bluejayreads's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Genocide, Racism, and Blood
Minor: Confinement, Gore, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping
Unrealityiono'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: Death, Violence, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Genocide, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder
tiredcreature'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
No unifying high concept, but discusses a number of ideas relevant to the setting;
Clean, polished prose with vivid descriptions;
Especially loved the various cultures encountered in the course of the plot (the random French phrases of the Parthenon, patchwork 'mend and make do' attitude of the Polyaspora, spacer funerals, etc etc); would like to see more of the Hivers and Hannilambra
Moderate: Gore and Grief
Minor: Slavery
Discussion of ableism, disability rights, and eugenics; Discussion of sexism; Discussion of xenophobiamar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Violence, Blood, and War
Minor: Slavery, Torture, and Lesbophobia
tea_overload'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
Moderate: Slavery
magis1105'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? No
4.5
After 50 years of war that humans barely made it out of, the new world still is fighting the same political issues. Worse still they still defend the right to practice slavery using lame excuses that those who are modified have a duty- they are not considered human enough.
Division on made-up moral or "naturalist" standards plays a big role in the social construct. And it's very hard to get over that.
The characters are fighting their own monsters- be it discrimination, or post-traumatic stress from the past war among a few other personal demons.
We have a found family setting, the personal growth, I was deeply moved by the characters and their circumstances- definitely have good fighting and [political intrigues. The con side - the romance or attempts at it were meh.
But overall I really liked it. I will continue the series as soon as possible.
Full review can be found https://bunkerofbooks05.wixsite.com/bunker-of-books/post/shards-of-earth
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and War
solardavy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Slavery
laurareads87'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
4.25
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Moderate: Ableism and Racism
Minor: Slavery