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graceert's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Death, and Sexual assault
Minor: Gaslighting and Religious bigotry
mengzhenreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Animal death, and Sexism
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
twocents's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
That said, the ending came together quite nicely, enough that I'm willing to check out the second book anyway.
Graphic: Violence and Child abuse
Minor: Sexual assault
elliemaryn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse
jelliestars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death and Animal death
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Physical abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Child death, Colonisation, Medical content, War, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
misszoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, and Misogyny
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail
mmefish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
And to think that it's a debut novel!
Graphic: Blood, Death, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Sexual assault
Minor: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Rape
rotuna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual assault
smeier22's review against another edition
2.0
Minor: Sexual assault
emfass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Kathleen Gati does a beautiful job as narrator, capturing the characters, the dialects, the world of medieval Rus.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Animal death, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Self harm
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Rape