saltylane'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Body horror, and Blood
Moderate: Alcohol and War
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Vomit
bobstick'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Animal death
sarahhoward's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Torture, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Child abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, and Ableism
camoo3032'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
3.25
It's also the most gruesome novel in the series
Graphic: Death, Rape, Pedophilia, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Misogyny, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Ableism, Drug use, and Homophobia
Minor: Confinement, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexism, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Vomit, War, Child death, Classism, Transphobia, Biphobia, Excrement, Miscarriage, Grief, Pregnancy, Abortion, Abandonment, and Sexual content
upthestairs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault, Classism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, War, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Animal death
Minor: Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Infidelity
annick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
chronographia'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? Yes
4.5
I find it interesting that the author starts using different cadencing and storytelling frameworks to set the various storylines apart. This is useful up to a point, but you are also likely to want a flowchart of characters and events. It’s repeatedly emphasized that this is all running to a particular schedule, with significant dates to mark the pace. Even though the storylines are broadly independent in their flow, still their actions (and inactions) have effects that ripple throughout. It can be tricky to see how they all sync up together, but the author indicates that this is important, so maybe take some notes.
PS: Cahir is unexpectedly growing on me.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, and Xenophobia
rachaelbunny's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexism, Sexual assault, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Torture, Slavery, Religious bigotry, and Rape
Minor: Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia