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maeverose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
The story was fun. The writing is super pretty and atmospheric. So many quotes i wanted to highlight. It was very easy for me to imagine what was being described, and i loved that. I like Lazlo a lot as a character. I like anything to do with dreams so I loved that that was a big part of the story.
Things I didn’t like:
Sarai’s chapters/the citadel chapters felt super repetitive, at least in the beginning. I was often pretty bored during those chapters. As much as I love the writing, it is overwritten at times. I think this book should’ve been about 100 pages shorter, the pacing is very slow for most of it. Also the reveals were pretty predictable but I guess that’s not super surprising for YA. It’s also very instalove. Very mild spoilers for this next part (it doesn’t have to do with the main romance, just side characters): I didn’t like the non consensual kiss played off as funny because it was a girl doing it to a guy. If the roles were reversed I don’t think it would’ve gone down the same… It’s still sexual assault no matter who’s doing it. And then when it happens again later it was still very dubious consent at first. Idk it made me feel gross.
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
There was frequent mention of female fertility and ‘becoming a woman’ once you bleed. Personally it made me uncomfortable, as an afab non binary person with zero desire to ever get pregnant.quasinaut'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
I can't wait to read Muse of Nightmares -- while also scared at how much it will destroy me!
Moderate: Child death, Death, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
momo916's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Slavery, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation
cookiecat73's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Misogyny and Pregnancy
maddiebusick'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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
hiddeninfantasy'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
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
tinysierra's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
“I think you’re a fairy tale. I think you’re magical, and brave, and exquisite. And I hope you'll let me be in your story.”
Poetic, well strung together, and tragic.
Another reviewer mentioned that the lyrical writing almost made it hard to actually fall into the story. I agree, which is why I don’t think this is a 5* read for me despite how beautiful it was. I was super interested in the characters, the plot, and the world, but there weren’t any of those moments where I forgot I was reading. I feel like that’s what I expected to happen, and maybe that might happen if I reread it now that I know all the events of the book, but I’m not sure. I think the prose is too purple lol
“Dream up something wild and improbable. Something beautiful and full of monsters.”
“Beautiful and full of monsters?”
“All the best stories are.”
“It’s a woeful species that’s all male.” :P
Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, and Murder
bethy_joy'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: Child death, Racism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and War
Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
jhaneveauguste'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
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting