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lovosii'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: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
cookiecat73's review
- 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? No
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Abandonment, and Classism
leahjanespeare's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
On the brink of a changing world in the 16th century: old gods, wondrous and dangerous magical beings, all slowly being replaced by the Christianity sweeping through Russia. We come across the infamous witch, Baba Yaga. But she is not who you know from the storybooks written by men. Her story is not one of terror and wickedness, but of power and love. Yaga takes it upon herself to rid her country of the tsar Ivan the Terrible, and the malicious gods behind the curtain of his madness. Crossing decades and worldly realms, Yaga is unstoppable in her determination to protect those in need, and in the process discovers more about her immortal self. Expertly blending real historical events such as the Oprichnina’s massacres and bloody reign across the land, with ancient pagan Slavic beliefs and tales, this is truly a unique, fiercely feminist, and inspiring story to behold. I’ve never read anything like it before.
ALSO! It avoided one of my biggest pet peeves in ‘feminist’ stories which is the woman who has power cannot also have love at the end of the day- and visa versa.
Love AND power all the way in this one!!!
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Moderate: Death and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent