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courtnoodles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Classism, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Body horror and Abandonment
beautifulpaxielreads'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
3.0
Graphic: Classism, Violence, Murder, Sexism, Grief, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Blood, Physical abuse, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual violence and Torture
maregred'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Classism, War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Sexual assault, Torture, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Murder
lunar_witch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder
nitya's review
- 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
The pacing was a little rough, especially at the beginning, but the ending scenes definitely made up for it. And the instalove might not appeal to everyone but I didn't mind it here. The use of Hindi and Urdu worked so well (even for the words I didn't know - thankfully there's a glossary).
I can't WAIT to dive into the ARC for the sequel!
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Genocide, and Slavery
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
decklededgess's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I really enjoyed this book. I loved the cross of mythology and fictionalized fantasy throughout and the use of multiple South Asian languages to create the worldbuilding. I was a bit underwhelmed by the chosen one plot but not so much that it was boring. I have yet to read enough brown chosen one tropes before they get tiresome. I think this book would have been far more enjoyable had the narrator been able to pronounce literally ANY of the non English words INCLUDING the names. She could do only the basic ones and even then they sounded a little off. Publishers if you could be so kind as to find narrators who KNOW PRONUNCIATIONS that would be great. Especially when these books are SET abroad. South Asian American stories are different. American accents are part of diaspora. They are not part of indigenous South Asian stories.
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Vomit, and Violence