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ehmannky'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: Violence, Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
bonriki'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
3.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Torture, Violence, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape
erinbrenner'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
4.5
Graphic: Classism, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Bullying, and Confinement
Minor: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Torture
kwthor'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? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Cursing
Minor: Sexual content
misterwisp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The world is centuries into the aftermath of some kind of magical eco-disaster that left behind a harsh desert. The cities are shaped by extremes of poverty and wealth. Acquisition, ownership, and trading of relics from the mage culture before the big disaster is the big shaping force in the society and culture. It feels interesting and unique. It's not just pseudo medieval Europe or anything like that. The characters are well written and felt worth investing in.
The plot is a bit slow. Things take a long time to happen. Scenes often have a high level of description including specific breakdown of lighting conditions, the exact details of patterns on the furniture, and the minutiae of the clothing characters are wearing, etc. After a certain point it felt unnecessary and repetitive.
Frustrations aside it was a good read and the pace picked up in the last quarter. Time spend was not regretted. The author has a creative imagination. There was payoff and the ending was satisfying.
Graphic: Classism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Death, Police brutality, and Violence
Minor: Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
escapismforlife'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
adancewithbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Death, and Violence
clarabooksit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Classism, Violence, Sexism, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder, Drug use, Confinement, Torture, and Bullying
Minor: Death, Rape, Trafficking, and Gaslighting
pvbobrien'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
4.5
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Classism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Racism, Trafficking, Vomit, Mental illness, Murder, Gore, and Medical content
carolined314'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
4.25
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism
Minor: Sexual assault