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sosocrafty's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, and Rape
zoe9078's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The writing is so beautiful and I enjoyed how whimsical and dark it is. The descriptions in this novel are amazing, I could see everything in my mind so clearly. It has a perfect balance of dark and terrifying, and hopeful and dreamlike and I found the plot enjoyable. However, there are racial slurs in this novel. The author is gay but there is also graphic homophobia. These things are done by villains in the novel but still extremely uncomfortable and in my opinion unnecessary. Sex and genitals are talked about a lot in this novel. The main female character is an interesting and well flushed out figure in the novel but I don’t always love his descriptions of women. It’s not super egregious but, again, there is a lot of focus on sex. It definitely took a while for me to really get into this book and care about the characters. I mostly enjoyed the whole thing but the action and character growth seems to be mostly at the end. The main reason I won’t rate this book higher is because of the problematic language and themes it sometimes has.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Rape
a_tiny_crow's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Body horror, Blood, Grief, Torture, Violence, Genocide, Xenophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Misogyny, and Cursing
Minor: Abandonment and Drug use
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