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
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
lonny05's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Incest, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage and Death
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
alices13thdiary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Spoiler
viserys i, maegor i, criston cole, daemon targaryen, jaeherys i, aegon ii, aemond, unwin peake, rogar baratheon, otto hightower, androw farman, blood, cheese,also srs time, the book is good, but it got docked .75 for being confusing bc of all of the names (and lack of a map) and the other 1.25 for the misogyny, racism, and pedophilia.
Graphic: Incest, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Genocide, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Confinement, and Torture
Minor: Slavery
angstifies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
i really liked it, i enjoyed some parts way more than others but overall this was a great book. the first 50% of the book was absolutely amazing, then the dance started and it was kind of a struggle for me, and the aftermath was just alright.
don’t know if we’ll ever get a second, or even a third if needed, novel for Aegon lll — Aerys ll (very unlikely) but it does get published i’ll absolutely read it.
Graphic: Incest, War, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Body horror, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Slavery, Child death, Infertility, Medical content, and Death of parent
maisiegilbxrt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Sexism, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Grief, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Ableism, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, and Rape
emmytheewok's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, War, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Torture, Body horror, Sexual content, Murder, and Child abuse
Moderate: Sexism, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Miscarriage