sassmistress's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture, Alcohol, Confinement, Kidnapping, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Slavery, Suicide, War, Murder, and Sexual harassment
columnclub's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I can see myself really loving this on a reread, and I think the same is probably true of much of the series. While I was reading, the tone and focus of the book seemed to shift dramatically a couple of times – never irrecoverably, but some of the twists and turns came almost too out of the blue. (This is a series that really loves hiding information from the reader.) The final third, though, was incredibly satisfying, and I'm looking forward to seeing where the series goes next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Death
quasinaut's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
5.0
If Megan Whalen Turner can make a lot of walking entertaining in The Thief, she can make me interested in the political intrigue surrounding these nonexistent countries. My only complaint is how much we don't see of Eugenides's recovery, though what is portrayed on the page does a fine job capturing the potency of his grief and trauma (which I totally didn't remember from when I first read this book years ago as a teen).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Slavery
nyssbomb's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Violence, and Sexism
Moderate: Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Blood
Minor: Ableism
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