lipstickitotheman's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Solid horror, very creepy, super cool universe--love how the main character's culture has a distinctly gendered soldier class that many readers would classify as non-binary. Also one of the only books I've read with a character with tinnitus, whose disability was well integrated in the story.
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Ableism, Classism, Self harm, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit
kelleykamanda's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
So much potential…Â
Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Blood
Moderate: Murder, Ableism, Body horror, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Suicide
perpetualpages's review against another edition
5.0
CWs: Some descriptions of vertigo/tinnitus; exploration of terminal illness; some PTSD and war imagery; graphic injury, animal death; some ableist language (in reference to sanity); some mild body horror
Moderate: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, and War
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