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omnisyncd'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Body horror, War, Child death, Death, Abandonment, Gore, Child abuse, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Animal death
Minor: Sexual content
ctara2123'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
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Grief
immovabletype'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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Child abuse, Animal death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Bullying, and Classism
Minor: Medical content and Alcohol
strawberrytheauthor'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
I am only left with one question? How is the Sunra line going to continue if both siblings are gay? I mean yeah adoption but that could be a lot of political unrest.
This book in three words is Queer, Zombie, Betrayal. It has enemies, to friends, to lovers, to enemies, to lovers and just classic friends to lovers.
The writing is so wonderful my only critique is it uses the phrase “bile rose to her throat” and others like that far too many times. Other than that it had so many fabulous quotes that just hit you to your core, my favorite being, “You useless lesbian.”
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Vomit, War, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Confinement, and Cursing
Minor: Cannibalism
theferret'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, and War
Minor: Medical content, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Torture, Alcohol, Animal death, and Bullying
oliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
SPOILERS BELOW
now lets get onto the antisemitism which i consider the more blatant issue. so there is a character who is reptilian in nature — hidden actually as his reptilian self — who left his reptilian homeland because they were creating biological warfare inoculations against the lower class of witches… now. wow. thats already a lot to process. and to those of you who know things abt conspiracy theories, you know that they all basically end in antisemitism including the “secret reptilians are ruling the government” shabang. so. this subplot feels like a CRAZY blatant dog whistle to these conspiracy theories. now you might be saying well HE was a good character who changed for the better, and i would say yes. hes quite well-rounded but. the implication in this book is that he betrayed ALL of his people. that he is the ONLY one who realized what they were doing was wrong. which to me,,, again makes me think hmm. that seems a little coded.
SPOILERS ENDED
now lets say this wasnt all on purpose. how should we react? well, first off we need to hold the author accountable. say hey, this is kinda fucked will you make a statement my guy? but MORE importantly we need to call out the publishing firm for a) not hiring sensitivity readers or b) not hiring very good sensitivity readers.
aside from that crazy shit this book was a good debut. the characters were compelling, the plot was interesting, but the message was insanely heavy handed which was a little frustrating.
anyway, rating zero stars for racist shit and antisemitic nonsense that could have easily been avoided
Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Abandonment, Bullying, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
bahgl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Vomit and War
yellow_ylugbug'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
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, and Murder
katiethepenguin'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
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, War, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
pidgepodge'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Animal death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gore, Torture, War, Grief, Child death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty