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cass_cgallegos's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Torture, Physical abuse, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Domestic abuse, War, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Kidnapping
Minor: Pregnancy
sofiacazares'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
3.75
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual assault, War, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Death, and Sexism
ms_sarah621'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, War, Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Torture
sammysamsam'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Racism, Kidnapping, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Suicide, Child death, Gore, Torture, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Grief, Gaslighting, and Blood
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Homophobia
noyastan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: War, Violence, Death, and Murder
Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence
spellygirl'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: Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Emotional abuse, War, Blood, Confinement, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Classism
elizajaquays'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: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, and War
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
prettynerdy3'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
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Blood, Genocide, Medical trauma, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War
katrin_loves_books'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
4.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, War, and Death
natcat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I didn’t find the elements of the book related to the war very convincing, which is a little unfortunate given that is a large chunk of the book, partly because several conundrums brought up in this book were as a result of things that annoyed me about book two
I didn’t necessarily need the characters to come to any conclusions, but I did want a slightly more nuanced discussion of everything related to this, and one that didn’t just… let our main characters off entirely. The last minute reveal that
I very much thought there was a lack of actual consequences for things our characters did in the name of winning the war, which I wouldn't have objected to except that the book also seemed to be having a theme about the costs of war and what committing morally dubious acts does to the people who commit them, and so it was an odd choice to me to pull one's punches on that front.
I did really like Lei in this book, and particularly the bit where she is in the Palace with the other Paper Girls; actually in general the Paper Girls being back in this book was such a great move. And I thought giving us Wren’s perspective was an interesting and effective technique, both from a storytelling perspective and a character perspective. I really liked that the main relationship in these books is between two women, and how focused this entire series has been on trauma and how people cope. And I was invested enough to read all three books, so I did care about where the characters ended up and what would happen to the
Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, War, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault