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scrubsandbooks's review
1.0
I strongly recommend reading the review written by “Christopher’s Colorful Corazón” on Goodreads under this book for an in-depth thoughts on the entire book.
Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Racism, Ableism, Colonisation, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Body shaming, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Death of parent
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
Heavily influenced by Venezuelan myth/folklore which is very clear-I loved the stories of the gods and learning that one of the plot points is inspired by the Bolivarian revolution.
Aside from the unique use of South American culture and history being used in this high fantasy novel, I also appreciated the uniqueness of the magic system/creatures! I don’t read a lot of fantasy but there are so few that use geomancy (metal magic) and feature creatures that aren’t fae, elves, etc so I really liked that.
I gave this book way longer than I normally do because I was so excited to read it and wanted it to work sooo badly 😭 it tackles issues such as racism, religious bigotry, and colonialism in such a unique way; it held a lot of promise but fell flat in its execution.
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Gore, Colonisation, Death of parent, Child death, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Violence
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Infertility
krisalexcole's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Classism, Medical content, War, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Genocide, Child death, Death of parent, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicide, Confinement, Infertility, Incest, Torture, and Child abuse
Dismemberment, homelessness