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musicalpopcorn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a fantastic first book that laid the foundation for what I hope will be an interesting series. It was a slow burn, but the story was written in a way that made me read until the end, by which point I was thinking βOh no! Itβs almost over!β There were a lot of names and characters, which I found hard to keep track of, but the story was rich and the world building was skillfully done. Looking forward to the next instalment!
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
sarajuni's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content
diessy's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Violence
Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
zombiezami's review against another edition
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
z_thatsit'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
3.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
stephbakerbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Let's start with the good:
- two main female characters who each have a coming-of-age story that is compelling and admirable.
- excellent narration of the audio
- interesting magic system
- ancient Mesoamerica inspiration made for a unique world/setting that I haven't seen in a YA fantasy book before
- a few good side characters
And then the parts I didn't enjoy:
- slow slow slow, especially the first half
- not enough world building; such a fascinating world yet by the end of the book I still was not sure how certain things worked and did not know much more about this world than I did at the beginning
- a lot of characters; I kept getting people mixed up
- the two main characters had similar voices so I also got them mixed up unfortunately
- that twist at the end that felt more like the rug was being pulled out from beneath me than a good "ohhhhhh" moment
- it's not a standalone...but I didn't know that until I realized I only had five minutes left of the audiobook and things were not getting wrapped up at all
So that about sums it up. I still liked the read, but I'm not sure I'll read the sequel. (I have a feeling by the time it comes out, it just won't be on my radar anymore and I won't remember what happened in this one...)
Thank you to Libro.fm, Macmillan Audio, and the author for my ALC!
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Violence
frantically's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Pregnancy
Moderate: Kidnapping
armontheroad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Toxic relationship