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itsjustbethg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and War
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Infertility
karolinaxyz'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: Death, Slavery, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
Minor: Child death, Infertility, Torture, and Death of parent
risaleel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Abandonment, War, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
louisallama's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I did enjoy the ending, I thought it was a rather satisfying conclusion. I'm not sure Brandon Sanderson is the author for me though, because I personally find his writing very 'telling rather than showing' and while I don't always need a lot of flowery descriptions and deep character introspection, again, 640 pages is a lot to just be told what is happening. If you like books where you just turn your brain off and have the story happen at you, then you'll like this book.
And while I definitely didn't predict all of the plot twists, the one about
Also the extreme amount of parallels between
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Slavery, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
The 16 year old main character gets into a relationship withimskylow'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
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, and Kidnapping
a_libraryghost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence and Classism
Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, and Abandonment
Minor: Rape and Death of parent
hapalyn'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, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
i_write_on_occasion'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Slavery, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Classism
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
fin_pilot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, and Classism
Minor: Sexual assault
jodean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Classism
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief
Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail