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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Murder, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, War, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Cursing, Gaslighting, Slavery, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Trafficking
badbadwolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Pregnancy, Torture, Gore, Grief, War, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child death, Body horror, Classism, Infertility, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty
aleyajo's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Gore
thecheeseowl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
*Spoilers ahead*
one hand the world building in this book is fantastic with a magic system that was fully thoughtout and brings a lot to the world. But I don't think it was explained to the audience as well as it could have.
I like Seubron, Siri, Vivenna, and Lightsong. They are fun to root for and bring a good through line throughout the book. But most of the other important characters changed sides late into the book causing me to lose in vestment in all of them. It got to the point where most of reveals started to feel cheap.
The book unceremoniously kills Blushweaver. Her death was only used to develop Lightsong as a character and did not feel like it was a natural conclusion for her story.
Graphic: Rape, War, and Blood
Moderate: Gore
shlymiller'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
4.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Blood, Torture, and Gore
Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, and Pregnancy
lakinglaze'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: Confinement, Violence, War, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Abandonment, Gore, Torture, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
chris_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, War, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny
Minor: Gore, Rape, Torture, Trafficking, and Vomit
imbored_soillread'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: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Sexual content
lebolt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Vomit and War
Minor: Animal cruelty and Rape
No spoilers: This book is pretty brutal despite its lighthearted tone. Female characters are repeatedly and forcefully stripped and/or viewed naked by others. One of these characters is a teenager. Kidnapping, torture, and contemplation thereof are recurring themes and are used frequently as plot devices. Body horror for zombie creatures is recurring. Aftermath of torture of animals is shown. Forced marriage, as well as related and unrelated sexual violence, is discussed repeatedly as a threat to female characters. Poverty and starvation are vivdly described.cookiecat73's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, War, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Xenophobia, Classism, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Rape, Torture, Child abuse, Colonisation, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Pregnancy, Body horror, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Grief, and Gaslighting