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natyourusual_'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
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Ableism, Slavery, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ghoststations'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, and Alcohol
Casual use of the word "cripple", with the context that the books is written by a disabled author.axel_p'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
4.0
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
mozimmerm'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: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
meeklovestoread'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
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Abandonment, and War
caitlineliza'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use and Misogyny
abikatroe'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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
yaoipaddle'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
4.5
positives: clever writing and well fleshed out world. characters are diverse and each feels like they have their own world going on. plot is a fun heist style so it keeps me on my toes.
negatives: sometimes it felt very hamfisted in trying to make kaz a cool guy. i just felt like he was shadow the hedgehog sorry!! also i know they grew up fast cause they had hard lives, but i still wish the characters werent teens.
read this book if you like high fantasy with some grit to it. its only a little tense and suspenseful.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual violence
josiee'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
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
waterbear0821's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
So after a second read, here’s my review: the story is mostly fun - assemble a team and pull off a heist! The pace is fast, the writing style is very fun and engaging. The downsides: the characters are completely unbelievable and not at all engaging. The cleverest, most dangerous person in this crime-riddled city is…17. Okay. 🙄 Everyone has to have a ridiculous, toxic romantic entanglement with another member of the crew. 🙄🙄 deus ex machina around every corner, tropes heavily reliant on stereotypes, gratuitous trauma as a substitute for actual character development …bah. No wonder I remembered it being exhausting. The writing and the action are good enough to carry it through, but at 8 years old it already feels dated.
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking
Minor: Misogyny