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elsejulie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Blood
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content
bookcaptivated'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Misogyny, Vomit, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and War
maeverose's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual content
Waterboarding, poisoning.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? Yes
3.0
I liked the setting and the atmosphere a lot. The world was very intriguing and magical. The book read like a fairy tale... although a gruesome one. I was really shocked by how gruesome this story actually was. There was violence and death and blood and torture on page, and implied rape and assault. Also, topics like colonialism, imperialism, and sexism were present.
What I absolutely loved was the queer representation and diversity. One main character is gender-fluid, the other a lesbian, there is a non-binary side character. And I liked how these were portrayed.
But the pacing and plot was kind of off. I wish we had more times to get to know the characters, and especially more time with the characters interacting with each other. They spend a lot of time together and get to know each other, but because most of it happens off page, the romance feels very instant and over the top dramatic towards the end.
The middle part was also weird. I loved the witchcraft element that is introduced, but the magic system is not really explained well. It's interesting, but very confusing. And it's not used enough afterwards to justify how much time we spend learning about it.
I liked the ending and how all the characters and plots came together. It just would have been more impactful if we had more time before to develop more feelings for everyone and everything that was happening.
I didn't mind all those things that much because of the fairy tale character of the book. It just could have easily been a 5 star for me with a bit more substance.
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Vomit
panthalassa'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: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Sexual content
claredragonfly's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Slavery, Torture, and Kidnapping
Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Vomit