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gyroshrike's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Slavery
_jamie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
sadetanssija's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Excrement
leontyna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Following the events in Swordheart and Paladin's Grace, but not requiring or spoiling either of those books, Paladin's Strength is the same quest while falling in love style. I really like these, and I am picky about romance, for a lot of reasons. Namely that the characters are in their 30s to 40s, have body diversity, have goals other than getting in the other's clothes (though they aren't shy about having thoughts about that), and are usually pretty funny. T Kingfisher has a sense of humor that works really well for me and her worlds are both dark and humorous in a way that blends very smoothly.
Istvhan is a large man who recognizes that he is a large man who can be imposing and that combined with his rank puts him in a position of power over Clara, a fact that he acknowledges and takes into account from the beginning. Clara is now slouch though, she's not well trained in battle but she is also a very tall and imposing woman, who can swing a hammer as good as Istvhan can swing a sword. The last third of the book made me emotional at a lot of moments, something I wasn't expecting mixed in with jokes about apple pox and being attacked by rotting bodies.
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Kidnapping
rhi_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Blood
Minor: Sexual content
turrean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping
jonie_rich'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
conlmar's review
- 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: Confinement, Violence, and Trafficking
latashman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Trafficking and Cannibalism