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witcheep'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Colonisation
lillelow'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
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Hate crime, Slavery, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Classism
elsa_lectora's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt
tangledweb65'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Deportation
Minor: Hate crime, Mental illness, Excrement, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
anniehayez'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, and Cannibalism
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Transphobia, Vomit, Trafficking, and Suicide attempt
epbuckley89'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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
ches2496'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
4.0
The world building was intricate and well thought-out, and the mysteries kept me reading and wanting to find out what happened. It’s also why I will continue the series!
The bad:
I wasn’t a huge fan of the second person used for certain perspectives, but I could work with it.
Trigger warnings explanation:
This book was pretty dark. Although the violence wasn’t graphically depicted, generally, there was a lot of violence against children. Which made sense for the plot, but was also difficult to read. There was quite a bit of sexual content, although usually not graphically described. Things like the breeding of humans made sense for the plot. It was referred to, but not described graphically. There was at least one moderately graphic scene involving a three-way. There were also two brief references made to sexual violence against children.
Conclusion:
Overall, it was an interesting, albeit dark fantasy with unique world-building and an intricate plot!
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt
jessi_c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Violence, Suicide attempt, and Classism
_wilhelmine_'s review
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cannibalism
erinpiac'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 death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail