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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
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
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
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
potatoaficionado'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
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Death of parent and Animal death
campisforever'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
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Terminal illness, Death, Medical content, Violence, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent
mjscooke'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
4.25
It is a testament of well crafted story telling when a novel is able to engage you even when you are going through a slump, a tough time, or are having a drain of focus. The Ones We Burn is one such novel. Rebecca Mix weaves a tale of a conflicted world where Ranka, a wild blood-witch from the north, is sent south to kill the prince she is destined to marry as part of a precarious treaty between witches and the humans who keep burning them. But when she heads south things are not as they seem and the people she is supposed to hate are helping to cure a magical plague that has been killing witches.
Throughout the novel questions of morality are posed and loyalties are tested. There is also a well handled undercurrent of the effects of childhood trauma, not to mention fantastic queer representation and some quippy dialogue. I particularly enjoyed the 3rd act but won't mention why because who wants spoilers right? I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys sapphic, witchy vibes, a dash of supernatural medical mystery and a good measure of violence for a reason.
Minor: Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Death, Grief, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail
marleywrites'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
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Racism, Body horror, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Emotional abuse, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent