indianagranger's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, Infertility, Incest, and Death
Minor: Colonisation and Pregnancy
hazelmort's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
More a series of short stories, so a bit disjointed and all over the place. I haven't read the other novels yet but I'd imagine this works as a good supplement to the main story.
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Rape and Pregnancy
katmahalia's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
3.75
I will be completely honest and say I didn’t follow the plot of the short stories that closely because I listened to the audiobook while playing video games, but from what I heard I really enjoyed it. The pacing did not feel too slow as it can in fantasy adventuring stories, and the action never felt disjointed or separated from the plot. And I liked the whole the-princesses-are-the-monsters twist on fairy tale plots, it was a nice nod to the fact that every fairy tale and legend has a bigger story behind it.
My only gripe: the love interests are not interesting or lovely, mostly just annoying.
My only gripe: the love interests are not interesting or lovely, mostly just annoying.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Trafficking, Xenophobia, and Ableism
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and War
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