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adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
While I loved the author as a teen due to her influx of female heroines in the male-dominated fantasy adventure genre, I have grown out of this series due to the types of relationships the author encourages in teenage girls, which played a part in my unrealistic expectations regarding romance and my underperformance at school. Numair and Daine have implied mutual attraction throughout the series, culminating in an established relationship by the final book when Daine is conveniently legal (where I live) at sixteen but still too young to be snogging her thirty-year-old teacher, who doesn't, to my mind, have nearly enough guilt about allowing it. This is not the kind of relationship impressionable teens should be encouraged to pursue. Other than that, Daine is a model of bravery and being unapologetically herself in a classist society.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Confinement
Minor: Pedophilia
Interactions and reactions with and about the fifteen-year-old protagonist imply intentions or approval of paedophilia from the antagonist. The same interaction implies a mutual attraction between another adult and the fifteen-year-old protagonist.