ellieb09'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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Hate crime, War, Racism, Grief, Child abuse, Death, Classism, Violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Blood
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Child death
Minor: Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Slavery
overthinkereading'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: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Injury/injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, Racism, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Torture, War, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Classism, and Child death
francisca_pitterle'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: Death, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Hate crime, and Death of parent
Moderate: Blood
megs_baer'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
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Violence, Blood, Classism, Police brutality, Genocide, and Racism
jodean's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, War, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Racism, Torture, Death, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, and Murder
robinks'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
4.75
Also, the complexities of revolution against oppression were present in the characters’ struggles and conversations, which inspired me to consider these same complexities in reality. I want to know more about this world, and I want to know what happens next!
Graphic: Blood, Genocide, Kidnapping, Racism, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Grief, Slavery, and Stalking
Minor: Trafficking, Vomit, and Sexual content
grets_reads'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
4.5
Graphic: Torture, Genocide, and Death of parent
Moderate: Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Violence, Death, and Child death
Minor: Slavery, Trafficking, and Injury/injury detail
lunep'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: Animal death, Child abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Blood, Grief, Genocide, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
Another TW: Colorismalyssasaurus'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
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, War, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, and Torture
beldaran1224's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
One issue I had is the pacing of the book - the characters visit multiple locations and little effort is made to create a transition from one to the next. A chapter will end with them in place A, and the next chapter will start with them in place B, with a single sentence further down the page indicating how much time has passed. This is a particular issue because there is a clear countdown/timer to the quest, and the lack of transition and sense of time passing leeches some of the tension from the narrative.
The characters were interesting, but the prince
Spoiler
waffles back and forth between the good guy and the bad guyAll of that said, it really was a fun read, and I enjoyed the lore & magic that we see. I will be reading the sequel.
Graphic: Colonisation, Torture, Death of parent, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, and Racism
Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, and Violence