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sofia_miss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-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
5.0
bobaandcaffeine's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Drug use, War, Drug abuse, Genocide, and Gore
jeni_lin's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed the plot, characters, lore, etc. Has lots of unanswered questions and mysteries that I’m sure will be relevant in the following books. Would love to know more about Nezha and Jiang’s relationship with Altan.
Did not love the writing style… The way the vernacular speech was written was not convincing and often distracted me. IMO, “She Who Became the Sun” by Shelley Parker-Chan did a much better take on Chinese vernacular speech through English dialogue. The writing is also really simple and does a lot of telling of events through character dialogue rather than showing what may have happened. Despite this, the plot is really really interesting and I would love to continue this series!
Did not love the writing style… The way the vernacular speech was written was not convincing and often distracted me. IMO, “She Who Became the Sun” by Shelley Parker-Chan did a much better take on Chinese vernacular speech through English dialogue. The writing is also really simple and does a lot of telling of events through character dialogue rather than showing what may have happened. Despite this, the plot is really really interesting and I would love to continue this series!
lovest's review
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
reenis's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.5
that was brutal
thejwq's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Child abuse, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Murder, War, Slavery, and Torture
benji_dw's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-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? It's complicated
4.5
Amazing debut novel. Almost historical fiction in a grimdark world N.K. Jemisin could have written. Know the content warnings before reading though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Medical trauma, Genocide, War, Violence, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Drug use, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Addiction, and Physical abuse
sofirobv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0