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kstrammel'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: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Cannibalism
Minor: Vomit
imjumokay'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: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Blood and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Transphobia, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria
laure_frompariswithbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence
Minor: Cannibalism
tasig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Classism
lua_'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? Yes
3.75
N.K. Jeminsin created an extremely interesting and complex wolrd, with a unique magic system and a pretty exciting premise, but despite all that, to me, the actual story felt completely bland.
My biggest issue with the book was the main characters, Damaya, Syen and Essun,
I do really like the conflicts and the depiction of the abusive and toxic relations between the Guardians and the orogenes in their charge, N.K. went above and beyond with it, and every scene with Damaya and her Guardian had me at the edge of my sit. The mystery of Hoa was also fun to try and figure out, and the dynamics between Syen and Alabaster felt deep and complex in the most interesting of ways
But at the end it just didn't feel like a lot actually happened during the book, very few moments during all three storylines felt exciting or had any action, so maybe if someone liked slower and less action packed books they might like this this lack of moments, but it just wasn't my cupof tea.
Also this book is VERY heavy on wolrd building and N.K. makes very little effort to explain it all, so I definitely don't recomend it for people who aren't used to lore heavy fantasy.
Overall, to me, it felt like a really interesting world with a very bland main character
The ending does get a little more intense, and leaves off at a cliffhanger, wich is mostly of the reason for me to give the book a 3,7 instead of 3,5. I think I'll read the rest of the series, but I'll definitely have to change my expectations and mindset before starting book two, so that I'm ready for a slow series of tragic happenings, rather then an intense character fighting her way trough events.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Grief
chantellimus's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War
tayindago'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: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Rape, Cannibalism, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Classism
jesshaleth'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Grief
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- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Grief
rmperezpadilla's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Grief
Minor: Pedophilia and Rape