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zombiezami's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
Thrilling worldbuilding. It was a little hard keeping a lot of characters apart, particularly Robert's schoolmates at Radcliffe. I also found it odd that basically all wars happened at the same time for the same reasons in this timeline as in ours, even with the concept of empirical philosophy being in place. The magic system reminds me a lot of alchemy in Full Metal Alchemist.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation
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adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I read this book as part of the Dymocks challenge as ‘a book with over 400 pages’. This book was quite interesting. The start was slow-paced and confusing, I kept having to read sections over and over because i could not understand what was happening. the last third of the book was quite different, much more fast paced, very gripping, and less confusing because i was accustomed to the language. I still found some parts toward the end hard to understand, because some things were not said outright and only alluded to. The book finished very strong and I would love to read the next one, but it does lose part of a star for being so confusing. I feel like the plot changed many times, which is something I liked. It went from Robert getting into Radcliffe, then being accepted there, then being allowed to fly, then his relationship with Danielle, and basically just kept developing. It felt like a nice drawn out armchair story. I also did not expect some of the sex scenes but they added more depth to the characters. . It was very very enjoyable and i’ve never read a book where men are oppressed. It was a thoughtful, well written and interesting book! Read 10th-13th jan.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Blood, Pregnancy, and War