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readingthething's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death
Minor: Death of parent, Violence, and Domestic abuse
ellornaslibrary'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
Graphic: Grief and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Self harm, Body horror, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
maeverose's review
3.75
The only thing that disappointed me a little bit, was that I thought Chih was non binary, but it seems all the clerics use they/them pronouns (as a sort of symbolism of giving up a part of themselves to dedicate their life to being a cleric? Maybe? It’s not explained). I can’t remember if that was explained in the first book. If so, that’s my bad for missing it, if not, I’m a bit disappointed that what I thought was representation I identified with was taken away in this book… (it’s not exactly trans rep if their pronouns have nothing to do with gender) I’ll have to re read the first one and see if it was already explained. Because if it wasn’t, that feels like queerbaiting.. I don’t believe there have been any other characters in the series that were portrayed as non binary.
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Alcohol, Death of parent, Self harm, and Terminal illness
Minor: Violence
sarah984's review
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, War, Excrement, Self harm, Transphobia, and Animal death
ezwolf's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
This series is so fascinating and I love the way that the book uses stories from its characters to create the story we read. How once people are gone, its only the stories that remain.
I am pleased to have Almost Brilliant and Chih reunited. I love their dynamic and Almost Brilliant is such an interesting character and meeting her daughter was so fun! Being back at the abbey also meant that most of the characters we met had gender neutral pronouns and presentation, I think this was the most characters using they/them pronouns I've read about all in one book.
Thank you to NetGalley for making this available in exchange for an honest review!
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol and Domestic abuse
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Blood
scrubsandbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Minor: Domestic abuse
uranaishi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Animal cruelty, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Animal death, and Classism
Minor: Abandonment, Transphobia, Blood, Bullying, Dementia, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Medical content