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kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Sapphic September book one and wow are we off to a great start! this book is everything a 100-ish page book should be- detailed enough, but focused; to the point without being overly concerned with its own vocab… scrumptious scrumptious
i need to see fan art immediately bc the pictures in my head aren’t enough
Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, and War
jenmtnbike'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
Minor: Confinement, Death, and Kidnapping
maeverose's review against another edition
5.0
I was expecting to like this but I wasn’t expecting it to make me cry.
The writing is beautiful and atmospheric, the story takes it’s time and is simultaneously comforting and painful. I always love the ‘stories attached to items’ trope (is that a trope?) and this has that. I was worried I wasn’t fully understanding it at first (with all the ‘do you understand?’ moments..), but by the end I did. Well, I’m sure there are details that I missed but I understood the overall story. This is one of my favorite books I’ve ever read I think. Please read it.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Slavery, and War
Forced separation from a child and forced separation from a romantic partner, brief mention of a beheading, drowning and gutting (not detailed).fraise's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Animal death and Slavery
tinyelfarcanist'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
4.5
There is a story on the books, of the emperor of Anh coming to In-Yo in a dream and pressing a seed into her belly. It is the story that the people of Anh like a great deal, about the great virility of their rulers and how they reach out in their sleep or in death, and it isn't as if the history books aren't full of such things.
In such a short format, the author packs a fleshed-out world you want to delve into. Passing characters leave a mark and the story being told from the past is even more engaging than the present.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Infidelity
ireadinbed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
It felt like reading a fairly tale, probably because of the storytelling viewpoint. It took me a while to piece together what the story was about, but once I did it was very satisfying.
It felt as if it was told in glimpses and it was just what I needed on an afternoon home sick and looking for a distraction.
I will definitely continue on with the series.
Minor: Death, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy