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cicizzy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Religious bigotry, and War
cursed10fold's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Murder, and War
Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
nicola_scutt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent
Minor: Blood
cassie7e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Faves:
- Love the dark matter element making this 2% sci fi
- CATS! Will's affinity for them means we get to see them a couple times
- I still do not know who to trust, or if any side besides the children's is good
Critiques:
- Pacing was slow so it took forever for anything to happen
- Lyra's deference to Will felt jarring after the strong personality established in book one
- The world seems to be congealing around one real God figure and only considers judeochristian mythology in the formation of theology and universe, which is just not that interesting to me
- VERY dark for a children's book; then again I read a lot of dark things as a kid and they went over my head way more than they do for me now as an adult who knows what to feel about dark events
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide and Torture
Minor: Kidnapping and Murder
ladythana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Gun violence and Mental illness
Minor: Death of parent
thehobbitbarbie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
deliriah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
atalea'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War
gentle_garbage_baby'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
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness and Death of parent
fjerda'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
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and War