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corsetedfeminist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, War, and Classism
julie2525'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
4.75
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
Minor: Car accident
peachani's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Racism, Slavery, Grief, and Car accident
Minor: Animal death, Rape, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
sammymilfort'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: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Slavery, Torture, and Sexual harassment
meghansarmiento97'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
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
some_random_person_hi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
This book has reminded me of how bad I am at spotting plot twists (there is foreshadowing I just can't find them until hindsight kicks in). There isn't rlly an overarching plot throughout the book; it's more of a series of events and characters' reactions to them -> plot harder to follow than that of 1st book. Somehow has more fight scenes than prev books.
Love love love how the magic system & thus world got expanded. Treasured this series so much I was sort of procrastinating reading it so I could keep reading it for longer. This book sure is heavier than the first with how much more racism shows up & affects the plot + Bree's heritage gets explored. Also I just love when writers explore intergenerational trauma. I think Bree's character arc should have had the turning point during the climax instead of after so I felt like the character development could have been stronger.
Two main parts that I am rlly interested in: 1) love triangle & 2) legendborn cycle as ecoliterature
1) Before I read this, I thought that I'd end up shipping the 3 of them tgt as a throuple but now idk if I ship any of them w/ any of the others💀.
2) Aether as metaphor for western imprialism's extractivism that is unsustainable w/ a high price (planet dying just like Abatement) while root as metaphor for a more balanced way of interacting and living in nature.
There are sooooo many good quotes it's unbelievable. I'd like to specifically highlight
"'Think of the power you possess and the woman who gave it to you.' I used to think that woman was my mother, and, through her, you. Tried it her way, and it didn't work." "And why is that?" "Because you all didn't give me my power. I did"
"You said they ran so I wouldn't have to. But I think they ran so that one day I could choose. And today, I choose me."
"By burning away their roots, I am finally free to grow my own."
Has its flaws but it really is something special so 5 stars anyway. (Also I want to come back and see how long of a review I ended up writing lol)
Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Colonisation
Police brutality is by magic police (or close enough) not actual police.simpleexplorations'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? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
queenkath32's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
vaguely_pink'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Confinement, Rape, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
miles'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: Body horror, Confinement, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Rape, and Car accident