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adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
You know that part of a story, near the end, where things just keep going downhill for the characters and it's hard to see the end in sight? That was this whole book for me. Things just kept getting worse and worse, the mysteries getting deeper and the characters more scarred. I found myself reading other, more cheerful books, at the same time to try and break up the heaviness. Don't get me wrong, I still loved it; it was very well executed and I adore the characters (especially Aldasair, whom I relate to a lot), but don't go into this expecting sunshine and roses.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Excrement, and Vomit