smitinghedgehog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexism
Minor: Animal death
wizardingwisteria'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
3.0
I found it difficult to keep track of the characters, particularly in the first half of the book. Lot of people fufilling lots of different roles and the list of characters in the back of the book doesn't help because they all only have a few words to describe them and they don't describe them very well.
I really started to enjoy the narrative in the second half. About half way through the book I reached a point where I didn't want to put it down. But even then there were sections that really lulled. The pacing was inconsistent and it was obvious while I was waiting for those action moments.
I wasn't a huge fan of the writing style. I found that it was taken way too seriously when nothing was happening in the narrative.
It was an entertaining read towards the end, but largely depressing.
Graphic: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death
Moderate: Gore and Blood
eulalie'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
4.5
Graphic: Dementia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Excrement, Ableism, Vomit, Miscarriage, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury
gmc16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Miscarriage and Rape
sayhar13'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: Pregnancy
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Sexual assault and Miscarriage
elle_dee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
natashaleighton_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Rape, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
katelinsk'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault and Miscarriage
wishling's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, and Pregnancy
glenfleskie'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
This series has: a three person loving main relationship, a gender non conforming main character, a main character with ptsd, dragons, gay people(men?) accepted by society, a character that chooses to continue on every day, dragons that turn into people, a sex worker teaching a really important lesson on self acceptance, a woman as the boss of a road fixing crew, magic talking devices, a disabled character who is not portrayed as broken, gender neutral pronouns, giant magic snakes, mighty fine redemption arcs, and a character that grows as the book does.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Rape
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Medical trauma