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anime917'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Child death
kinsportch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Bullying and War
Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
jfield351'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
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Abandonment, Murder, Body shaming, Gun violence, Car accident, and War
gattolinos_nerdy_nook'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
4.0
This is a simple YA Sci-Fi read and knew that going in. Even if the plot or the world building is on the more simple side, I didn't mind it as this is an introduction to the series and it does explain what you need to know well without confusing you with too much at once. I know for a fact that the lore and world building continues with each book so it is not something that I am overly worried about in this book.
The characters are still as enjoyable this time around as they were the first time. Cinder's relationships between different characters and even with herself lead to some of my favourite scenes in this book, and has me on the edge of chair. This has just left me excited for the rest of the characters to meet up and all their interactions to come.
I loved finishing the month with this book. This has been a series that I've kept telling myself that I need to reread and now I have finally gotten around to it. I recommend this book and series to anyone who wants something a little different from their fairy tale retellings. This book is not a hard start to a new series or world, but it does introduce the readers to more as the series progresses so this is not all of it.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: War
via_kade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Blood, Emotional abuse, War, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Terminal illness
risten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm, Confinement, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War
balibasa'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
3.5
Minor: Abandonment, Death, and Child death
inkysplodge'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
5.0
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Abandonment, Medical content, and Blood
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, and Vomit
strabbyfieldz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, and Car accident
Minor: Self harm
there isn't any actual s//lf harm, like, intentionally, but there is a few sections describing a similar sort of damage to wrists that made me feel pretty on edge so I'm just putting it as a precaution!!ashcxl's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Child death, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Ableism
Minor: Blood and Violence
It's a modern Cinderella retelling, and part of the plot is that there's a major pandemic going on.