amsu's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
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My favourite part of the book was the reign of Jaehaerys and Alysanne the most intriguing and was deeply gutted by the following Dance of the Dragons,which destroyed all of their achievements.Graphic: Murder, Rape, War, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Incest, and Homophobia
arrowdodger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I actually listened to this book on audio while at work. I'm not usually an audiobook person, but with the "non-fiction" tilt this takes I actually got a lot out of hearing it narrated. It somehow made it sound like someone was telling me an epic historical tale, whereas plainly reading it may feel like more of a slog through a textbook. The narrator was perfectly suited for the job, too. I really recommend trying it that way if the size and content seems daunting. (Then look at the pictures later.)
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Toxic relationship, Gore, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Animal death, Blood, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Rape, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, and War
savaha'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: War, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Death, Blood, Alcoholism, Incest, Miscarriage, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Classism, Sexism, Murder, Infidelity, and Death of parent
sapphic_shroom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Torture, Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Blood
iammmartina_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Classism, Death, Genocide, Pedophilia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and War
Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Abortion, Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Torture
Minor: Confinement and Medical content
maite_moonchild's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Incest, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, Physical abuse, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Genocide, Suicide, Transphobia, War, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Colonisation, and Fire/Fire injury
briochebun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, War, Gore, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Murder, Slavery, and Suicide
Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Confinement
tashtasher's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Incest, Sexual content, Violence, and War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Trafficking
Minor: Toxic relationship and Misogyny
orndal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, War, Torture, Murder, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Slavery, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Miscarriage
Minor: Emotional abuse, Ableism, Alcoholism, Abortion, Death of parent, Drug use, Animal death, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Colonisation, and Domestic abuse
verngruning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicide, War, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Sexism