ecmbeanie'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Violence, Police brutality, Classism, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Blood, and Torture
Minor: Death of parent
carolined314'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
Graphic: Torture, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Murder, Self harm, Gore, Chronic illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Incest, and Medical trauma
mlynch133'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
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Police brutality
Moderate: Ableism, Incest, and Cannibalism
Minor: War, Slavery, Torture, and Pregnancy
sandralaurentino's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, and Torture
chaoticnostalgia'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
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Gore, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Abandonment and Sexual content
Minor: Incest, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Vomit, and Grief
overbooked207's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
2nd book of April 2022 and 14th of the year:
Picking up ten years after the events of the first book and following new characters, this sequel once again has phenomenal world-building and writing, an adventurous story about strength, love, and what it takes to earn forgiveness, and if you even can in some instances, and complex, interesting characters! I also really liked the connections to the first book, and the audiobook was amazing! So far, I still enjoy The Broken Earth trilogy more, but I will read and recommend everything by N.K. Jemisin, and if you haven’t read anything by her yet, I highly suggest doing so as soon as possible! TW for murder, violence, death, torture, body horror, cannibalism, rape, slavery, epidemic, incest, sexually explicit content, infidelity, sexual violence, confinement, pregnancy, police brutality, medical content/trauma, physical abuse, suicidal thoughts, suicide/suicide attempt, kidnapping, injury/injury detail, gaslighting, gore, grief, blood, religious bigotry, self-harm, war, and xenophobia📚⚔️🎨
Graphic: Grief, Torture, Gaslighting, Confinement, Incest, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Death, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Police brutality, War, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Slavery
laguerrelewis'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: Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Body horror, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Minor: Pregnancy and Xenophobia
anxiousnachos's review
4.5
There is one very problematic remark about domestic abuse implying women “choose” to take husbands who beat them and are stupid for doing so, which did sour an otherwise excellent read. This remark just made no sense coming from the character it did, and felt so out of touch. This is on page 330 of my copy.
Content warnings: suicide, suicide attempts, blood, violence, murder, body horror, kidnapping, cults, confinement, forced medical procedure, torture, indoctrination, one problematic remark about female domestic abuse victims
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, and Violence
samjey2021's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Torture
seanml'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
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Minor: Incest, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Vomit