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elizabeth_lepore'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: Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Violence, War, Death, Murder, Gore, Blood, and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Rape
axolotlhappy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Everyone in this book: Donโt be such a girl! ๐
Graphic: Blood, War, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Slavery
Minor: Addiction, Classism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy
jacquibear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, and Slavery
terrabby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Strong points: I have to agree with virtually everyone else here, the magic system is cool af, very original and thoroughly explained. Most of the characters were interesting and well-written, especially Gavin, which is the main reason why I didn't dnf.
Now, onto the weaknesses: This book suffers from male author writing women syndrome and it has quite a few "she breasted tittily" moments. On top of that, it's pretty damn fatphobic for a book with a fat mc. Like, it makes an effort to be explicitely fatphobic at some points.
The writing style was meh, didn't love it, didn't hate it. Too many battle descriptions but that's just personal preference.
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Sexism
Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Vomit