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blacksphinx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Now, if you're like me and you usually want your romance on the opposite side of the globe from your fantasy, yet you're curious because the hype for this book is SO overwhelming... there's still stuff to like in here. Yes there's two explicit sex scenes in this book you're going to have to flip past, and an annoying amount of "omg this guy is so HOT I can feel him looking at me, he's so SEXY" to eyeroll through, the main plot is a sharp yet fun second world fantasy.
This is a military fantasy, with a mandatory draft and a high level of honor bestowed upon members of the military. Our protagonist trained her whole life to be a scribe but her mother, a general, forces her to enlist as a dragon rider instead. The training process is grueling and lots of characters die on and off the page. I like that our protagonist has a disability - it sounds like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome to me - and I feel like a major through line of the book has to do with dealing with people who won't respect your capabilities or limits. I wasn't expecting the dragons to have such fun personalities and I really enjoyed them. And while I was able to pick up on most of the foreshadowing, there's a fun twist at the end that made me go preorder the next book in the series.
If the hype has you curious, I recommend giving this book a try!
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent
abookwormspov'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
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
booksalacarte'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
The premise was really good.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
dolores_madil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Grief, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol