kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Slavery, Pedophilia, Blood, Violence, Genocide, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Death, Racism, and War
flamesocks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, War, Death, Genocide, Gore, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, and Gun violence
seraphimgt'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Police brutality, Genocide, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Slavery, Torture, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Child death
cephalopodspy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Cursing, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Pedophilia, Genocide, Ableism, Child abuse, and Rape
lionssong's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Cursing, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and War
paper_pepper'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Sexual content, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Murder
beccabookworm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I really enjoy following the different characters so far and am excited to see when and how they all intersect with one another. The multiple POV really gets into the different facets and perspectives of an ongoing war. So many questions left open beyond just how Hazel and her parents make it out alive.
Spoiler
Like, wtf is going on with Prince Robot IV and what seem to be outburst glitches on his screen/face? Will The Will keep his promise to kill the Prince? Will he be able to save the little girl and how? Will Brian K. Vaughan really make me sympathize and root for a mass murderer in The Will? How will Marko’s parents react to their granddaughter, especially considering it seems they didn’t know Marko was alive? Does Izabel survive the blast from Marko’s parents (God, I hope so)?Also the gradual world-building made this much easier to digest. I’ve never been a big sci-fi or fantasy reader, but I think I’ve been more attracted to those genres if they’re grounded in some way to the real world (magical characters that exist peripheral to our real world, advanced nonexistent technology used in present day or a future Earth). While there are otherworldly creatures and magic in Saga, they’re really just aliens from presumably far off celestial bodies. I can believe that our Earth might exist far away from this galaxy.There’s also a familiarity to the relationships and characters that come through more for me because they’re not competing with the requisite long explanation of how this world works (something that’s necessary in a high fantasy story). I think that makes it easier for me to follow along with and enjoy.
Graphic: Cursing, Slavery, Body horror, Trafficking, Violence, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, War, and Pedophilia
polter6eist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Violence, Child death, Xenophobia, Genocide, Gore, Death, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Trafficking and Slavery
pages_by_the_water's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Body horror, Police brutality, and Racism
elskabee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Trafficking, Slavery, Genocide, Colonisation, and Pedophilia