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brynalexa'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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
Minor: Animal death and Alcohol
sweetchocolatez'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
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Blood, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
robinks'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
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Trafficking, and Alcohol
debthebookworm'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? It's complicated
4.0
But Children of Anguish and Anarchy is coming! So I can focus on how I feel about the pages leading up to the end.
Zélie and Inan hurt. I was excited to learn that Inan was alive, even though he was so aggravating and the reason Baba died. He and Zélie, though, were just something I wanted to work, and watching him fight himself again but this time also having to fight against his mother, I rooted for him to break free so he could do the right thing. It took the whole book, but I'm glad it happened.
Also, so much pain. Having to watch Zélie get broken down to the point where she didn't want to fight anymore was so painful. Mâzeli did not deserve to die, and it was her fault!
Overall, story-wise, I loved seeing more maji, watching Zélie blossom with her own little clan, discovering cênters, and seeing the maji sanctuary. The twists were really good. I was shocked every time. The last few chapters, jumping from character to character every 3 pages, was jarring, but I pushed through. Also unless this is addressed in Book 3, we never learned what happened to Ramaya.
I debated on how many stars to give this, but those issues stop me from giving it 5.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Vomit
lucille_c'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
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol