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michaelion'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
3.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Dementia, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Stalking
sofipitch'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
4.5
I would really recommend this book but do check the trigger warnings, if some topics are an issue for you.
(Just my soapbox but I think this book is very firmly magical realism, not fantasy, and honestly that a book can't be both in the fantasy and magical realism genres, they both have magic but the fundamentals contradict one another.)
Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and War
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Blood, and Dementia