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fanboyriot'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
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Bullying, Blood, and Classism
Moderate: Grief, War, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, and Death
Minor: Transphobia, Child death, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
robinks'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Bullying, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, and Cursing
Minor: Gore, Kidnapping, and War
nerdysread'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
The characters are great, the mystery surrounding the trials too, the action, the ending, the relationships , TEO, everything was great in this book. But I need book two like NOW
Graphic: Bullying, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Dysphoria, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and War
shaipanda's review
- 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
4.5
However overall I really liked it! I wasn’t as invested or obsessed as I wanted to be but I did grow to really like a lot of the characters and I’m obcesseddd with the world building
Especially due to the plot twist right at the end I’m excited to read the second one but personally this one wasnt quite a 5 star for me unfortunately
I’m not a huge quest person in terms of it being the whole plot and need more a bit more character development than this book gave
I think because it was more plot based, it didn’t allow me for me to get as invested in the characters for most of the book
Also, because of a few of the characters characterizations as the villains we didn’t get to see much of who they really were/could be and if that was genuinely what they’re like or if they were being manipulated
Graphic: Bullying, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Dysphoria, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
limiwh'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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Bullying
Moderate: Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Child abuse
Minor: Death, Child death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
spark_879's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Dysphoria, and Violence
Minor: Kidnapping, Child death, and Death of parent
blood is always colours other than redprincessrory'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
5.0
Graphic: Dysphoria, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse
Minor: Grief, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Kidnapping, Gore, Transphobia, Blood, and Emotional abuse
This book has amazing trans (and other queer) representation, and while there are mentions of dysphoria, I was so impressed by the author’s approach to world-building that allowed for a queer-loving world to flourish in this book.ambaright'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
5.0
Every decade the island of Reino del Sol holds the Sunbearer Trials where ten semidioses (children of gods and goddesses) are chosen by Sol, the sun god and creator of life who gave up his mortal form to protect the island and keep the chaotic Obsidian gods at bay. The winner of the trials carries light and life to all of the temples, but the loser has the greatest honor of all - being sacrificed to Sol. However, this year is the most intense trials yet with two Jade semidioses, Teo and Xio, selected (which has never happened before). Throughout the book our candy loving cast of characters, Teo, Niya, and Xio must learn to navigate the challenges of the trials and the Gold semidioses including a very distracting (but handsome) ex-best friend.
This book embraces a queer world with a vast cast of trans and queer characters. We need more queer fantasy books like this, and I can’t wait for the sequel to be released.
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Dysphoria, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Kidnapping and Child death
the_embodiment_of_chaos'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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Bullying, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child death and Dysphoria
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Medical content, Transphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders
arthur_ant18'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Death of parent