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alphabetseeds'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? No
4.0
Two things I wanted from this book: more time with Miles and Grace, and a more thorough explanation of the cause of the storms, which felt like it had been mostly abandoned for the political revolution plotline. This makes sense as Robin is not a windweaver, but the storms were a major player in both the previous books, so getting a very brief explanation felt too rushed.
However, I'm happy I finished this trilogy and overall enjoyed them quite a bit.
Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Police brutality and Gun violence
sparklefarm's review
3.75
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Police brutality
Minor: Outing
multiplyoctopi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality
raptorq's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent and War
meganpbell'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
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Outing, Police brutality, and Violence
novella42'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? It's complicated
4.5
I feel like CL Polk wrote the other books in order to get to the story she really wanted to tell: the revolution. I think that's where Polk's heart has been this whole time, and while they want their characters to be well-rounded, while they want to balance mystery with romance, at the core their story focuses on what it takes for people to transform a nation and reckon with the ghosts of their past. I think the mystery and romance aspects of the story aren't as well-rounded as they could be sometimes, but the elements that she did include felt good and real to me. (I'm taking away a half star for that, partly because I kept coming out of the story when I expected Robin to orient herself towards her love interest and she just... sort of dissociated right back into the work she had to do. It was understandable, and it was addressed in the book with a delightful example of healthy communication, and... I guess I should redirect my frustration at the book cover since it builds expectations for a romance when it's more of a political urban fantasy with some romantic elements.) As I said, the mystery and romance elements were good when they took center stage, it's just that these were eclipsed by the greater love story of revolution—the work we do for people we care about because we want a more just world for them.
This might be a bit of a tangent, but I feel like the progression of this series, particularly the last two books, would be especially satisfying for an Enneagram 1. Or for any person who cares very deeply about what it means to be a good person, and how we all struggle with right and wrong, and the story of convincing others and making an imperfect world a better place for us all.
(Also, hooray, respectful representation for BIPOC, queer, gender non-conforming, and polyamorous characters!)
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Classism, and Trafficking
Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Chronic illness, Suicide, Genocide, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Homophobia
Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, War, Blood, and Alcohol
There was no antisemitism or ableism in this book, but if you struggle with themes related to the Holocaust or the forced institutionalization of people with disabilities...bookwyrmknits's review
Moderate: Forced institutionalization
Minor: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
therainbowshelf'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: Cancer, Classism, Police brutality, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Medical trauma, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Racism and Sexual violence
Minor: Pregnancy
Toxic parent, execution by hangingkatebird'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury
librarianmage'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
Moderate: Death, Murder, Confinement, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury