desiderium_incarnate'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
1. Please read the authors note, if you've read the story.
2. This was fascinating, the story and it's characters took so many turns in their character development. It all made sense though. There was a lot of hurt and grief in a few days storyline. The characters also had noticeable trauma, and all handled it differently, which is very good writing, because I've also read books where that was completely disregarded. So all in all worth the read, I think it's better to read it not spread out over months though.
3. Crooked Kingdom vibes at times.
"Everyone else feels like being caught in the rain. You're the whole tsunami."
Moderate: Slavery, Child death, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, War, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Death
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: Colorismoliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Spoiler
looking at you, inan and you zeiliSpoiler
looking at YOU zeili and amari bc the straight romances have. no. chemistry. at. all.Spoiler
the raid was only like ten years ago and that’s when magic went away when king whoever interrupted a ritual but this ritual only occurs every hundred years and it’s coming up agajn after only ten… maybe i misread thoughGraphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders
internalnonsense'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
4.75
.25 off for a character who would have benefited from having a POV, because, as is, he's flat, more there for conflict than character. Also, a section in the middle of the book, while having some significantly cool scenes, felt far too disconnected from the rest, almost filler-like.
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Genocide
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Fatphobia