alizah's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
prashiie's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Child death, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment, War, Blood, Pregnancy, and Death of parent
marenm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
2.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Child death, Torture, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Violence
jaychayka7777's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
tuuliareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, and Dysphoria
Minor: Abandonment
pageturning578's review
- 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
This novella is the backstory of Queen Levana from the Lunar Chronicles series. She did not have an easy childhood as she was constantly bullied by her older sister and was ignored by her parents. She used a glamor (false identity) to manipulate a man who didn't love her into marrying her.
She is abusive, condescending, manipulative, controlling and yet she cannot understand why people don't love her. Especially her staff and the people of Lunar. She takes everything she wants by force.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, and Abandonment
empathephant's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Violence
Minor: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia
Many cruel murders of innocent people in explicitly described ways.