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sparksofkell'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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Classism
vjlp22_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
katrinarose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The author tackles some pretty big themes about the evils of capitalism and religion, the importance of history and learning from the past, the im/possibility of true altruism in humankind, the inescapability of unforeseen consequences of any choice whether it’s made in good or bad faith, and even more. While it doesn’t feel preachy, the amount of lessons woven into the story gets a bit unwieldy and at times, especially in the last third when everything comes to a head. There were some scenes that just didn’t really make that much sense given what we knew about the magic system/world and it seemed like the author was writing without any rules to get to the finish line and make her point. The author also loves to string the reader along with bits of information at a time by having her characters unnecessarily withhold information from each other, and while this isn’t inherently a problem, I found myself frustrated at times because there didn’t seem to be a reason to withhold the information except for convenience, to not give away the answers before the big reveals. There are also several unanswered questions which always feels disappointing.
Overall I did enjoy the series even though the first book felt like an overdone typical fantasy and the second, while better, still felt like set up for this book. It is one of those series that truly brings you on a journey and I liked it for that, and it’s originality.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, and Torture
kalmia31'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: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Slavery, Trafficking, Abortion, Outing, and Abandonment
imds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and War
Moderate: Death of parent
smashlyn09's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, and Cannibalism