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asteroideae's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Addiction, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual assault
athousandwinds's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
lotten4's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Fun but the plot feelt a bit incoherent
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Death, Vomit, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Death of parent, Homophobia, Drug use, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Murder
wordnerdy's review
adventurous
medium-paced
5.0
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2014/08/2014-book-185.html
https://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2020/11/2020-book-212.html
https://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2023/07/2023-book-134i.html
YESSSS this book was perfect in every way (at least for this particular reader). Set eighteen years after the previous volume, this one finds a young girl being basically blackmailed by her uncle (a character from the previous book) into coming to live with him and learning to sword-fight. And it's AWESOME. Even when the teenage characters are being dumb or doing dumb things, you're not like "ughhhh you're so dumb" you're like "aw, you're so dumb, but you'll learn!" And mostly the teenager characters are doing awesome things, including learning confidence (and sword-fighting) and exploring their sexuality and challenging jerks to duels. And at the end I was just like, "YEAH! Teenagers doin' it for themselves!" Seriously, this was super fun and great. A.
https://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2020/11/2020-book-212.html
https://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2023/07/2023-book-134i.html
YESSSS this book was perfect in every way (at least for this particular reader). Set eighteen years after the previous volume, this one finds a young girl being basically blackmailed by her uncle (a character from the previous book) into coming to live with him and learning to sword-fight. And it's AWESOME. Even when the teenage characters are being dumb or doing dumb things, you're not like "ughhhh you're so dumb" you're like "aw, you're so dumb, but you'll learn!" And mostly the teenager characters are doing awesome things, including learning confidence (and sword-fighting) and exploring their sexuality and challenging jerks to duels. And at the end I was just like, "YEAH! Teenagers doin' it for themselves!" Seriously, this was super fun and great. A.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
gargant's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Self harm
daisyvb's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
If only young me had known this book existed, I simply do not know who I would be. We've got gender in spades, we've got bisexuality in almost every character, we've got sword wielding girl-bosses, we've got a town over run with scoundrels and rogues in every alleyway, we've got long parted secret lovers, we've got the besties of all time, we have tragic back story, we have rakish back story, we've got it all!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
marieketron's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-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
3.5
This is possibly my first foray into the fantasy of manners genre and while I enjoyed it, I am also hoping to find some books that rate a bit higher still. I generally rooted for the main character and really like seeing her embrace the more masculine lifestyle foisted upon her by her uncle, while still maintaining friendships with other characters. The middle bit dragged slightly, and I didn’t like that pretty much all the gay men are depicted as depraved or mad in some way. Overall 3.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Medical trauma
Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Drug use, and Child abuse
Minor: Torture, Kidnapping, Blood, Cursing, and Death of parent
redbird's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
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