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14 reviews

Spellmonger by Terry Mancour

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fun book, but unfortunately it is poorly edited. There are several glaring grammatical and spelling errors. Sometimes it can be confusing when the author starts a phrase in parentheses but doesn't close it, and you kinda have to guess where he meant to end it. Also, the paperback edition is printed in boring Arial font and the hand drawn map is practically useless.

Speaking Bones by Ken Liu

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Child death