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sophiesmallhands's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Police brutality, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
spaghettii'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
5.0
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War
acorn192k's review
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Kidnapping and War
Minor: Suicide attempt
arydecker'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Gun violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and War
wilybooklover's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Sexual content
astropova's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
The latter half / last third of this book has a lot of trippy scenes involving POV characters being unable to be fully conscious of their own bodies/existence. I think this could cause a problem for people that need content warnings for dissociation or something similar.smasson13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I loved Winter's Orbit and had been desperate for more of Everina Maxwell's work. While I was wary a sophomore novel wouldn't be as good, this one was really well done!
This novel is very much science fiction and the whole story is heavily focused on the plot, not the characters. You still had glimpses of them, but I felt you didn't get the full intensity of their characters. I missed more of the angst that I wanted from Tennal, or even the shock, conflicting, and turmoil of Surit. It just wasn't enough character depth for me to give it the full 5 stars. But, if you care less about that over a good plot, then this book would be perfect!
I may have liked it more than Winter's Orbit except for one minor issue:
They kiss like twice...that is it.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: War
Minor: Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
jjjreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Classism