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waterwolves's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism
katharina90's review
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
At times the story was difficult for me to follow which might be an issue unique to the audiobook. I think I would have preferred to read this in digital or print.
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, and Classism
parenthesis_enjoyer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
blacksphinx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I can see how this wouldn't be the book for everyone. If you wanted to be reductive, the plot is an old woman recounting long-ago events to a cleric and their talking bird. But I kept finding myself getting lulled into the word of the story, the glittering court and the crafty Empress. I understand why this series has gotten so much attention and I'm definitely in it for the long haul.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Trafficking, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility, Blood, Medical content, and War
Passing mention to forced sterilization.__codex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Minor: Animal death, Death, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Classism
starduststyx's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, War, and Classism
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Bullying
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
litoreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The story follows a cleric who is listening to an older woman named Rabbit's story about the Empress of Salt and Fortune, In-yo. We learn that Rabbit and In-yo had a beautiful human relationship one can only describe as non-romantic soul mates. They would do anything for each other while maintaining public appearances as royalty and handmaiden.
No spoilers, but the ending truly shows the level of this friendship and how beautiful human connection can be. This novella is short and perfect. If I can finish it in a couple of hours, so can you, and you ABSOLUTELY should.
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Body shaming and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
incandescent_ink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Minor: Pregnancy, War, and Classism
spootilious's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Title: The Empress of Salt and Fortune
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Minor: Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism