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sophiesmallhands's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, and War
stargatelover'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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
excommunikate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse and Child death
defymavity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Slavery
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death and Slavery
suicana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Physical abuse, and Slavery
queenpebbles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
The books starts out okay, very much with a typical TTRPG introductory encounter, and we see some improvement with worldbuilding, but once Murtagh
The work would have been much stronger if the cult was actually believable. If Bachel had actually convinced Murtagh that he would have had a place among the draumer and given him reasons to belong instead of dragging things out with nonanswers, if the *reader* questioned which side was actually the "good" side, it would have been stronger.
The power balance is also all over the place and many things are introduced only to never be brought up again. Also, Murtagh reads nearly exactly like Eragon for no good reason.
I'm left feeling that this book was forgettable, and that I never want to read something by Paolini again.
Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
PTSD noncon drug use religious cultsamaranthine_dragon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The third quarter of the book was my favorite in terms of character development and interactions, but while I liked the climax, I thought there were a few places where the resolution could have been stronger given the setup provided.
There are also some lose ends despite it being a standalone, and a lot of buildup to a relatively short climax. I was impressed by how many elements played into what we already knew about the world, it made the story feel a lot tighter and kept the world interally consistent. That said, I wouldn't start with Paolini here as part of the fun of this book was the callbacks to the first series.
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery
Couldn't find a tag for cult / occult / ritual sacrifice but it's theregen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
daniber'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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Torture, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
sanctuary_in_the_pages'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, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse and War
Minor: Slavery