knockoffrainbow's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Medical content, Bullying, Transphobia, and Violence
emily_mh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Spoiler
Is what happened to the royal family the truth? How are Jung and Nyneve's mum connected? I'm also interested to see where the rebellion goes, and to understand how the current political and magic system is damaging the spirit world.Nyneve was a really interesting MC and her arc posed a lot of questions like, what do we owe the world if it has hurt us so much? What do we owe our fellow citizens? How can you love and trust others when historically that's led to lots of hurt? Nyneve doesn't have any answers to these questions so we are stumbling along beside her as the reader, trying to figure things out. The other characters were great too. They all felt individual and dynamic. I love how fleshed out Nyneve's mum was, and the potential of Prill's character.
The gripe I had with this story was that it felt very much like a set-up book for the rest of the series, as beyond the first half of the book it lacked good structure.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Death
Minor: War, Ableism, Sexism, Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Blood
Major: conscription, separation from family Moderate: suicidal ideation Minor: imprisonmentkarcitis'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: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying
Minor: Medical content, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts
leighwilliams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
The art style is so simplistic that the panels that show them using their magic are very hard to follow and you can't really understand what's happening.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Grief, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Deadnaming, Medical content, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders