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thoseoldcrows23'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
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror and Gore
I'm not sure how to label it (I went ahead and tagged gore and body horror, but that's not exactly it), but the magic system here is bone magic so there's a lot of death-adjacent stuff going on with that. I didn't find it to be particularly graphic or icky, but you know...it's bone magic.hinoki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Death
anilourengo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
A los 3/4 del libro ya están presentes los distintos desafíos a los que se enfrentan 4 de los 5 personajes y como los enfrentan. Dejando el último 25% para que podamos hacernos una idea de cual es la nueva estructura del mundo y en el último capítulo presentando el problema al que se enfrentaran en el segundo libro de la trilogía.
En mi caso particular, la sinopsis del libro no tiene nada que ver con la historia que se desarrolla después, puede que sea una buena sinopsis para la trilogía pero no para la historia en sí, ya que presenta únicamente a Lin como protagonista, cuando para mi el conductor de la historia en este caso, es Jovis. Esta situación llevó a que me costara conectar con el libro y los distintos personajes desde un principio y no encontrar el conflicto que me imaginaba hasta el último capítulo.
En resumen, el 50% inicial del libro sería contexto, 25% central la trama en sí, y el 25% restante.. contexto para continuar la saga.
Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Blood
Minor: Bullying and Violence
lpdx'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
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death
Minor: Confinement
carolineg'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
alexijai98'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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Xenophobia
alexalily'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: Body horror, Confinement, Terminal illness, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Medical content, Stalking, and Gaslighting
gardens_and_dragons'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, and Murder
hapalyn'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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
lilifane'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
4.0
I loved the atmosphere and the setting in this island world with a mysterious past/mythology, ruins and secrets. I enjoyed the different POVs, but Jovis was definitely my favourite. Not only was his character fleshed out the most, he also had the best animal companion, which is always a plus. I was interested in Lin's POV too, but I had problems understanding her and her actions/motivations. Until about 75% into the book, when her story became super intriguing, unfortunately by then there was no time to explore it more in the book. The other three POVs had the least amount of page time, and although I liked the discussions about class differences in Phalue's and Ranami's chapters, their story felt really rushed and cut short. I don't know what to think about Sand, I am curious, but I'm not really looking forward to her story at this point.
The bone shard magic is cool in concept, but hard to grasp in my opinion. And when it finally gets somewhere, it gets really messy and... much, and then the book is over. But I am curious, mostly because I have no idea where the story is going, since it's so different from what I've read in the genre so far.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail