deerlybeloved's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A thrilling and perfectly set-up heist movie in a book format, with more likeable characters and a plot that goes beyond, 'watch people go through lasers'. The cast is beautiful and interesting, the magic system is something to behold, and from the beginning you find yourself desperately hoping the best for the characters you meet.
Moderate: Death, Murder, Xenophobia, Violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, Classism, Animal cruelty, Racism, Colonisation, Child abuse, Torture, Cultural appropriation, Animal death, and Misogyny
quillify_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.5
Everything in this book is designed to appeal to a Western audience, make it easy for their comprehension: the barest exploration and impact of colonialism, easy to pronounce names, cookie cutter characters that fit your favorite tropes, a romance built purely on sexual attraction that an allosexual audience can consume without much critical thinking. And most of all, erasure of a significant chunk of history.
In Ms. Chokshi's own hypocritical words: "When we revise the horror and sanitize the grotesque, we risk erasing the paths that led us here."
No offence, but that is what this community does every day by promoting and recommending this book.
In Ms. Chokshi's own hypocritical words: "When we revise the horror and sanitize the grotesque, we risk erasing the paths that led us here."
No offence, but that is what this community does every day by promoting and recommending this book.
Graphic: Self harm, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Misogyny, Colonisation, Classism, Racism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual content
rebeccaxpaige's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
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? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, and Gore
Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Misogyny, and Xenophobia
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