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madamenovelist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, War, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Colonisation, Child death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Misogyny, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
bookishfaye'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
4.75
🍂 positives:
- I love all of the characters and how complex they are & the dynamics between them all!
- the world is so interesting & vivid & the magic system is so unbelievably cool & unique
- I love where the storyline is going & how this set up the next book is absolutely *chefs kiss*
- I love how easily digestible this writing style was
🍂 negatives:
- the beginning 1/3 of this book felt a tad info dumpy on Ali’s perspectives,
- the pacing throughout the middle chunk of the book did feel quite slow at times & almost took me out of it here and there
Graphic: Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Violence, Colonisation, Classism, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, War, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Sexual violence
isleoflinds'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: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia, War, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Rape, Xenophobia, Body horror, Gore, Genocide, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, Incest, Sexual content, Torture, Infertility, and Infidelity
mscalls's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Torture, War, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Medical content
deezy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Medical content, Gore, Death, and Blood
Minor: Homophobia and Gaslighting
kindra_demi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I get that the characters have 3 books to grow in, but I do wish we saw a bit of growth and change. Yes you see characters who initially weren't going to help because of their beliefs start to help, but their "help" is outweighed with how stubborn/closed off they were still being in other areas. I recognize that Nahri is thrown into a new world and so there is going to be shock and resistance from her, but we barely get a taste of her taking her new life into her own hands (truly and genuinely. Not in a way where she is just trying to figure out the basics of her new life) in the last few chapters.
What had me most excited was that it was a book for those who love politics, and while yes it does have some politics, because of how it was written and the overall progression of the storyline, you just kept getting told the same things over and over again. Most of this book is setting up alliance and rivalries, the background to a couple of those alliances and rivalries, but it's those last 100-150 pages where we see action and the effects of those alliances and rivalries. I will also give that if I wasn't super into political stories, it would get confusing to follow the political world building.
I really hope that the next books are better because I was initially so excited for the trilogy, but this first book isn't meeting what I hoped for it.
Moderate: War, Slavery, Gore, Death, and Blood
Minor: Alcohol and Rape
teri_b's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Now finally, I made it to this trilogy.
Loved to go to Daevabad and discover the many layers of the city and its inhabitants.
Was at the beginning rather lost with all the specific names and concepts that were thrown at me. After a while the story took over and it became a read that just wanted to be finished.
Now, I am curious to see how the story continues.
Graphic: Death and Racism
Moderate: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Torture, Violence, and War
beccadamb's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, and Torture
thereadingshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, and War
Minor: Animal death, Rape, and Sexual assault
cameronreads'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Torture, and War
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, and Slavery