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princessrory'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Medical content, War, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
unwise_samwise'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Torture
offictionandfantasy's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Misogyny, and Pedophilia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Torture
maitland96'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
5.0
Moderate: Addiction and Death of parent
taglharp's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
This book didn't warrant enough anger to be flat out cast as a 1 star, but only because I skim read most of it (and didn't even miss out on anything! Because the book summarizes things after an event anyway! Forget hand holding, this book carries you all the way through).
My two main issues are the writing (much younger readers might enjoy this, but the mismatch between modern, western colloquialisms + a more ancient "South-Asian inspired" setting is... not for me + the immaturity of the main characters and their relationship with each other when they're both being painted as capable heirs to their own respective thrones... bye) and the poor representation of a South Asian inspired world (you could really tell a white woman wrote it, and no mistake).
Overall, the book lacked depth and nuance. It was very juvenile, certainly not at all memorable and will not be something I wish to continue.
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Addiction and Violence
Minor: Torture
siobhanisreading's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture
Many content warnings are briefly mentioned. Attempted sexual assault