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micaela11'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
Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping
jashanac's review against another edition
At this point I was more or less just on this ride with these characters for the fact that I've read the previous two books. But really, I was getting pretty tired of Phedre's martyrdom and all this damn traveling to and fro and back and fro again... and some of the cultural stereotypes were... not super great.
Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, and Murder
samuelachillese'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
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Torture
katiewp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Child abuse and Torture
parthenogenetics's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, and War
bookwisp'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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey is the last book in Phédre's trilogy. These books were so very long, but worth it! This book book finally wraps up all the loose ends and ends on a high note full of hope and love.
This time we follow Phédre ten years after the last book, while she continuously searches for a way to free Hyacinthe from the curse of the Master of the Straits. Her path eventually crosses with that of Melisande, yet again, but this time to find her son, who has gone missing.
This had so much adventure in it and so much happened! This seriously could have been two books wrapped in one. I still love Carey's writing style, it's beautiful and poetic, but never shies away from horrors of humanity, of which there are many in this book. There are scenes and descriptions in this book that were hard to read, and is not meant for the faint of heart.
I love all the characters we come to know and fell hard for the enduring bravery and resilience of Imirel as well as Phédre. We got to see different lands, languages, foods, and belief systems. We learn about the strength of women and what they endure, and we learn about the power of love. Sounds cliché, doesn't it? But the message is clear in all the beliefs in this book, love is the thing that will save us and make us whole.
As Elua bid his children of Terre D'Ange, "Love, as thou wilt."
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
perditorian's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture
Moderate: Trafficking