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zghutcheson01's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Antisemitism
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Genocide, Gore, Racism, and Violence
darkefyres's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Hate crime, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: War
gemma_clare's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
urnkurtz's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror and Gore
Moderate: Genocide and Self harm
Minor: Animal death and Death of parent
claudiamacpherson'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
4.0
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War
maiadunleavy'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
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Bullying, Genocide, Colonisation, and Deportation
lizhmil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Genocide
Minor: Rape and Kidnapping
saeliphil's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry
baroo92's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I will probably still look out for Ava Reid's future work, because I think she definitely has a lot of potential in storytelling! I just wish she could flesh out her scenes in a little better to keep our eyes on the prize.
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
ridesthesun'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I'm not sure why, perhaps it was just bad timing, but the book overall failed to really grab me. I *wanted* to enjoy it, but I found myself checking "how much longer is this audiobook" too many times. Idk if it was the pacing or what, but it felt a lot like nothing was happening while simultaneously lots of things were happening? Not sure how. Like it felt like it was dragging while simultaneously feeling under-developed.
Anyways, I would say definitely give this one a try; the concept was brilliant, the weaving of mythology was really cool, Evike and Gaspar were lovely. Also recommend the audiobook, getting the pronunciations for everything was a huge bonus.
*does deal a *lot* with anti-Semitism, and is strongly reminiscent of pogroms and pre-WWII eastern europe. The Jewish community is written beautifully and with great care, but if that's a sensitive topic for you I would avoid this one.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Colonisation