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indeedithappens'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, and Slavery
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
miraveta's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Also, I don't know that it's right to categorize this as an lgbt-friendly story. The robot Paladin states multiple times that they are genderless and merely allow humans to use male pronouns for them because that's what people assume when looking at them. They decide to allow Eliasz to start misgendering them as a woman instead of as a man because they can tell how much he wants to after finding out their original organ donor was a woman--basically just so he can act on his desire for them without addressing his mindset that men being with men are f*****s (his word) and wrong. And again -- the author's conceptualization of the robot's ability to genuinely consent to anything Eliasz asks is pretty debatable given the programs the robot is forced to run while indentured. And the WLW are all murdered, tortured, or sent into hiding. All in all not exactly the lgbt scifi romance win it has been marketed in some places as.
Moderate: Drug abuse, Torture, Police brutality, and Trafficking
Minor: Addiction and Homophobia
bebidocrimes'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: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Pedophilia and Vomit
garbagebarge69'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? Yes
2.5
Not saying that plot is bad, or that it doesn't fit contextually; just like, how
Graphic: Addiction, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Torture, and Grief
blotchedspots's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Slavery, Police brutality, and Trafficking
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Child abuse, and Homophobia
caseythereader'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape
thebeautifulmind42'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence