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xo_babs_ox'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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Slavery, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Classism
bookish_hollyx's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
Minor: Sexual assault
pernrider's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: War, Physical abuse, Death, Trafficking, Torture, Slavery, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault, Child death, and Pregnancy
thereadingmarshmallow'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
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Gore, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Colonisation, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual harassment, War, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Slavery, Vomit, Violence, and Genocide
metaphorsandmisc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Torture, Racism, Confinement, and Classism
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, War, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape
makoto_briar'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Classism and Slavery
Minor: Physical abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Confinement, and Trafficking
kendal_reads'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape
rhi_'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
2.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War
Moderate: Slavery and Racial slurs
Minor: Confinement, Rape, and Sexual violence
roseleebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I loved how strong a person Dèmi is in this story. She is powerful and holds to her identity and ideals. A really wonderful MC to follow and I'm looking forward to seeing how she grows in the next book.
The pace of this book is very fast, and I found myself wishing for some more internal dialogue or reflection to help me frame the information. There is one particular chapter in which there are several reveals about multiple characters and I had to reread it and review a previous chapter to understand what was going on. There was a little more explanation/review of that information later in the book which I appreciated, but it would have been helpful closer to the events as well. I also felt the relationship/love interest subplot could have been developed more, but suspect this will be explored in the next book.
Although there were some things I thought could have been developed more, the world building, main character, and setup for the next book were all well done and I'll be looking forward to reading the rest of the story.
Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death, Torture, Violence, and War
Minor: Rape
bookstaash'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault, War, and Trafficking