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flamesocks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Classism, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
thenovelmaura's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, War, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Rape
jcaikin's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This story is cruel, torturous, and, at times, unclear. I didn't feel the violence to be gratuitous or intended for shock value, but a blunt reflection of how low humans can sink in their treatment of each other.
I can understand where some readers may find it frustrating or off-putting that it's unclear what the technology of the Lucis includes but I found myself along for the ride through Sloane, outsider looking in. And, like Sloane, I found I didn't really care. What difference does it make how the oppressors operate - they wield lies, deception, and hatred.
Sloane is just a kid who has her childhood, innocence, family, and friends ripped from her at every turn, over and over again. Her asé is her only connection to her culture, but even that is a painful mystery to her.
(Slight spoiler) Even the romance, to me, served as a grim reminder of the potential for betrayal at any corner. After everything she suffers through, you know it's a bad idea and doesn't make sense, but that's kind of the point, isn't it? The desperation for human connection that comes from deep suffering. But this is war, and the only person you can trust is yourself.
Be prepared to lose everything and everyone because no one walks away from war unscathed.
Graphic: Death, War, and Torture
Minor: Self harm
lover97's review
Graphic: Death, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual violence
kingjk2002's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, War, Genocide, and Sexual assault
Minor: Colonisation
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Death, Child abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Misogyny, Racism, War, Gun violence, Sexism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Genocide, Violence, and Colonisation
Minor: Sexual content and Rape
kbairbooks's review
Graphic: Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Colonisation, Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, Rape, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, War, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, and Blood
laurajeangrace's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Moderate: War and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual violence
leahjanespeare's review
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Colonisation
Moderate: Sexual assault and Death
lilacs4b'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
5.0
Graphic: War, Sexual violence, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent and Self harm
Minor: Rape