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ienbdri'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
marynograce827's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Sexual content
schoha01's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
dizzymisslizzy'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse and Cannibalism
ellenwm'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
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
shottel'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
4.25
"She was down there last night too and, if I'm correct, never surfaced. Her blood's on the floor down there." Because necromancers lived bad lives, he added: "To clarify. Her intravenous blood. Her intravenous blood."
The writing, plot, and world-building are brilliant. The only reason it is not a 5 star book is because I nearly put it away before I reached the half-way point. In the first half, it turned into a slog. Little happens with Gideon in terms of her advancing the plot, experiencing the plot advancing, or with her own development. To make matters worse, the tone of the book, which is otherwise brilliantly presented, stays completely uniform the entire way through. I had to sit through over a hundred pages of what felt like very little before experiencing an explosion of activity in the second half. This hundred pages of nothing did accentuate the drama of the second half, but that could have been done while allowing for tonal shifts or personal character development that would have made the first half more interesting to read.
Despite this, if you are like me, keep pushing through until about page 250 and the payoff will absolutely be worth it. I recommend this to anyone who would be interested in reading about lesbian space necromancy.
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death and Murder
autumngrace08'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? No
4.25
Graphic: Death and Suicide
Moderate: Body horror
yepdatjj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I'm a HUGE thriller fan and this one kept me guessing even through the epilogue. Highly recommend this if you love fantasy and a good thriller. Looking forward to continuing the story with book two.
And not as an afterthought, Moira Quirk brought the characters to life brilliantly.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and War
beebidon'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: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War
caromon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
That being said, I wanted to know what happened next (it's a mess, not worth my time either way)
The atmosphere is interesting and cool tho, I haven't seen any books that feature necromancers and space. I liked the aesthetic, but it felt like glitter that doesn't stick.
It gets extra points for The Gay.
Graphic: Suicide