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raven_nivhaar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
And full disclosure, I only requested this book so that I could hopefully be a positive review in a sea of negativity. But unfortunately, I failed.
I read an uncorrected galley, and I am desperately hoping that most of my issues were the fault of it being uncorrected. However, with that being said, I am still going to review this book as I read it, faults and all. And I will state a theory of mine at the end, but I want to keep the focus on the book for now.
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: Addiction and Death
jebecky's review against another edition
Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Genocide, Grief, and Death of parent
readwithsophsx'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: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
khart98'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
4.0
Moderate: Addiction
thewickermage'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War
bookishexpat's review against another edition
This kind of storyline really needs a more compelling writing style IMO, something more expressive and more emotionally stirring.
Graphic: Addiction, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Racism and Death of parent
bree_h_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
kbairbooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
kaylurzz'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
2.5
I'm so conflicted on this! There were parts and ideas I liked, and then parts not so much...
- I thought the world and magic system were interesting but why make the other world Rome? Why not another fictional place?
- The prose while beautiful at times just talked in circles and made it hard to follow.
- The time jumps were jarring and I wish we spent more time with Ruying AND Antony to see their "relationship" develop more.
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Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
Moderate: Gun violence
grace_b_3's review against another edition
Graphic: Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Death of parent