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theespressoedition's review
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Excrement
aileron's review
- 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
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
pewterwolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Luzia seizes the chance to better her self, but as her notoriety grows, the danger of her Jewish blood grows as, if she gets found out, the Inquisition’s wrath will be unspeakable. She has to stay several steps ahead. But the rules are always changing in the Spanish court and not everyone gets out alive.
I think I have to finally admit to myself that historical fiction and me aren’t going to get along and I need to stop pushing this genre onto my TBR lists.
I struggle with them. This audiobook took me a month to get through. I started it the week of release, but I really struggled to connect with this. Plus, my brain was all over the place So I couldn’t really focus on this. But, when I did sit down and listen, I found myself bored and not connecting with the characters and the story.
The story felt very slow and quite heavy (at times) for me. I like stories to have some pace when it starts, but it felt as if it took an age for the plot to charge forward. If you are a fan of slower burn of a plot where you get to know the characters, this is for you. But I find I like to know characters when they are doing something or when the plot is moving.
While I wasn’t a fan of the story and the characters (they’re flawed characters, but not exactly likeable. I understood why they behaved the way they did, but I found it them frustrated and every time I found an element of them that I liked, something happened and I would be back at square one with this character), I am a fan of Leigh Bardugo’s writing and it fits so nicely with the audiobook’s narrator, Lauren Fortgang. I know she has read several other books by Bardugo, but this partnership works.
But this wasn’t for me. If you are a fan of historical fiction with an edge of magic, you should check it out. But be warned, it is a slow burn of a plot and can be heavy in places.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Cursing and Infertility
Minor: Dementia and Death of parent
jazhandz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Torture, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Gore, Infertility, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
becalexa's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
laurenzazzles'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, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Antisemitism, and Grief
ljp817'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: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and War
quiet_reader'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
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Islamophobia, and Colonisation
sxndaze's review
- 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
A thousand stories. A thousand
meanings. But in the end, it belongs to no one, except the woman who holds it in her hand.
a little slow in the beginning, but it’s an addicting read. the amount of names and characters that are thrown at you can be overwhelming at times too, but that’s the nature of fantasy i think. luzia is a wonderful character and her drive and ambition is something you can’t help but root for. santángel is dark and broody and everything i love in a character and the two of them together are chefs kiss.
the plot is intriguing and the magic system is fascinating. the development of the side characters is wonderful too and i enjoyed my time with them. it’s definitely something i want to revisit again in the future.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcohol
soniajoy98's review
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Confinement, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War