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ritabriar'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
5.0
The book is structured with periods of bad things followed with periods of recovery, making it well-balanced pacing-wise. The stakes continuously ramp up as well.
Definitely be ready to get the next book in the series when this one ends. The cliffhanger is a good one, though I do feel this book delivers on its core promises. Specifically,
The how and why of this world is revealed in digestible pieces, as knowledge is needed.
This book might help people survive this world-on-fire, too.
Queer and poly positivity abound.
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
There is a lot of possession, controlling another's body, and thought-sharing. Some is consensual, some not. The suicideswillow1113'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
4.25
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Violence, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
puttingwingsonwords's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I love when audiobooks go the extra mile like this—the voice effects make computerised, broadcasted and ghostly voices feel more real. Aside from that, the narrator did an incredible job at giving each character a unique voice.
One thing I love about all of RoAnna Sylver’s writing is the focus on queer and disabled experiences, polyamorous families, and the inclusion of ace, aro and trans characters. Queer love is powerful and it can save the world!
Even though the characters go through a lot of very painful things, there’s always hope, always a reason to keep going and try to protect the people you love. That makes this a thrilling, emotional story that will leave you hopeful for the future.
Graphic: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
ohmage_resistance's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
I read this book for the asexual representation (Regan is ace), and it wasn't too much of a focus so far, but I’m curious to see what will happen with it in future books.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Transphobia
bluejayreads's review against another edition
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Trafficking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
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