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erinreadsbooks'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: Gore, Violence, Racism, and Religious bigotry
gurofl's review against another edition
The main character is 25. She reads as a teenager.
Definitely not for me.
Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Religious bigotry
geilie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, Torture, Vomit, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, War, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Antisemitism, and Racism
kristakp'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Overall, the book was entertaining. I wanted to read more of Evike and Gaspar's story together as I wasn't fully satisfied by the end of everything.
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism and Religious bigotry
bookishfaye'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: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, and Racism
kurumipanda'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
4.0
Graphic: War, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Gore, Self harm, Racism, Religious bigotry, Animal death, and Antisemitism
Minor: Child abuse
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: Hate crime, Racism, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Torture, and Domestic abuse
kassielovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Eviké and Gáspár couldn't be more different, they are both steadfast in their convictions. And yet, they can't help but attempt to challenge each other's notions of the norm anyway. The banter was phenomenally written and if I could have underlined every single bit of their quips, I would've! Despite their differences, they are powerless against the growing feelings and attractions between them. And I completely ate it uppppp. If you enjoy the enemies to lovers trope, then look no further, this book does a superb job of surpassing your expectations!
This book is gorgeously written. There's really no words I can think of to properly describe how utterly perfect the writing style is. I can tell so much thought and care went into the prose! Sometimes I forget how enchanting fantasy novels can be, but I'm guaranteed to never forget so long as books like these keep finding their way into my hands. I can't wait to read more of Ava Reid's works in the future!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Racism, and Religious bigotry
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: Death, Confinement, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Antisemitism, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Blood, and Bullying
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Genocide, Antisemitism, Blood, Colonisation, Murder, Body horror, Abandonment, Death, and Death of parent
msradiosilence'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
3.75
Read my full review here: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/the-wolf-and-the-woodsman.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Hate crime, Classism, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Violence, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, and Torture