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ches2496's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The world building was intricate and well thought-out, and the mysteries kept me reading and wanting to find out what happened. It’s also why I will continue the series!
The bad:
I wasn’t a huge fan of the second person used for certain perspectives, but I could work with it.
Trigger warnings explanation:
This book was pretty dark. Although the violence wasn’t graphically depicted, generally, there was a lot of violence against children. Which made sense for the plot, but was also difficult to read. There was quite a bit of sexual content, although usually not graphically described. Things like the breeding of humans made sense for the plot. It was referred to, but not described graphically. There was at least one moderately graphic scene involving a three-way. There were also two brief references made to sexual violence against children.
Conclusion:
Overall, it was an interesting, albeit dark fantasy with unique world-building and an intricate plot!
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt
ksera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
nilssjoberg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Pedophilia, Grief, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy
victim blamingrosierosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Murder
mythicsage'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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
chloetremain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Slavery and Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexual violence and Murder
Minor: Child death and Genocide
kimia_hyperfocuser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
However, N.K.Jemisin managed to tell a story revolving around her real-life values without going overboard, without being so obvious about it that the reader is pulled out of the fantasy world. Shit is subtle.
How she managed to create something as creepy as the guardians, though, amazes me. They're not analogous to anything in the real world, as far as I can tell. Not the one-on-one relationship and the hands-off style of control, at least.
Halfway through, my dumb ass was like
And the polyamory representation... My heart!
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture
zulawskis'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
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
brynalexa'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture and Stalking
Minor: Alcohol
tabitha_thorns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual violence