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emilyplun's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I loved the world/setting, but the book overall left me frustrated. The whole story is full of "mysteries," but half of those are the main character just not knowing the basic workings of the magical world or its society, or an event in magical history that every other character is aware of. There are a lot of "who's behind this event?" mysteries too, but it's hard to get into that when the reader is only given a tiny trickle of info about how anything works. The ending was frustrating-- many mysteries weren't solved (which is fine) but a few that were solved weren't satisfying, and then more questions were introduced. I felt like I was drowning in things I didn't understand. As a reader, I wanted to know at least the basic facts that are relevant to a situation (like how x magic works, what happened during x event that everyone keeps referring to), even if the main character doesn't know.
This is really unfortunate since I love the world-building and the basic plotline. I might have to read the plot somewhere and intentionally spoil myself so I can read the sequels.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Trafficking
Minor: Rape and War
emma985'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Religious bigotry
Moderate: War and Slavery
Minor: Rape
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
dracorum'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
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Medical content, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Rape
nytephoenyx'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: Blood, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Genocide, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Racial slurs
achingallover'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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Genocide, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Violence
moooooshell'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Murder, Racism, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Sexism
claudiamacpherson'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
3.0
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the general vibe):
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Xenophobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Genocide, and Death
Minor: Cursing and Rape
tahsintries's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Torture
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Chronic illness
totallyshelfaware'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Genocide
Moderate: Gore, Child death, and Torture
Minor: Rape