shelvesofivy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, and Violence
Moderate: Pedophilia, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse
nytxia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse and Animal cruelty
ninahuynh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Blood, War, Murder, Violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Child death, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, and Slavery
tmcphetridge4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder and Violence
oddduck's review
4.0
Still on the art train, there were several opportunities to take advantage of the visual medium, and this did not miss any of them. The scene where Katsa tells her king that she's leaving and she won't do his bidding anymore comes to mind, as she's explaining/thinking through how the fight will go if the guards attack her. That was awesome.
There were some things with the pacing that I thought could have been tighter and cleaner, but I suspect they stem from the original, rather than the graphic novel. Though now I am interested and mildly apprehensive to see how these particular spots are handled in the original book, if I noticed them here.
Looking forward to rereading the original, because this totally reminded me how much I liked it the first time I read it.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse
elle_dee'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? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence
evenstr'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
4.25
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty
clarabooksit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Violence and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual violence and Animal cruelty
shaipanda'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
4.0
But overall I’d definitely say this was worth the wait and tbh I think the second half was a lot better and got a lot more exciting then the first half was
But ya overall solid 4 star book for me and it kinda makes me wanna read the rest of the actual Graceling series cause somehow I never did that when I originally read it in middle school or high school or whenever it was
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Animal death, and Animal cruelty