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abbyycadabbyy's review against another edition
5.0
At the beginning I was having a hard time with all the different characters, but after about 20% I had it down. I did think that the beginning was a little slow, but it was the buildup we needed for such a good book. Sometimes books are just slow, but this book was slow at the beginning because it had to buildup. Once I got into the book like right after the 20% mark, I finished it all in one day. I couldn't put it down. I just had to know what was going to happen next.
Normally in books there is one charcter that I love. If you know me this will come to no surprise whatsoever, but Kaz was my favorite character. The thing with multiple POV's is that normallly I only like 1-2 characters and don't really care about the rest. This book however, I was interested in all the characters POV's and what was happening with then during this huge heist.
I have never read a book like this "in the villans POV" if you will. They aren't villains as much ans they are crimnals but still, I have never really read books in a POV like this. If I have read a book in a POV of a qeastionable character normally in the POV they aren't doing their qeastionalbe thing. If that makes sense, I have read books in like a POV of drug dealers, but they we never dealing drugs while I was reading their POV. So yeah, that was a little different for me but not in a bad way.
I would say when it comes to ships, I have the typical ships that is seems the author is trying to push. Although
I am so ready to start the second book. I am jumping out of my skin just thinking about what could happen in the second book.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit
yaoipaddle'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
4.5
positives: clever writing and well fleshed out world. characters are diverse and each feels like they have their own world going on. plot is a fun heist style so it keeps me on my toes.
negatives: sometimes it felt very hamfisted in trying to make kaz a cool guy. i just felt like he was shadow the hedgehog sorry!! also i know they grew up fast cause they had hard lives, but i still wish the characters werent teens.
read this book if you like high fantasy with some grit to it. its only a little tense and suspenseful.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual violence
annick's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Good plot and multiple adventures before and after the main heist.
Not sure I’d read again. But I will continue with Crooked Kingdom.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
gillian_aftanas'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: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Excrement, Death of parent, and War
oliviagbrewer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Trafficking
Minor: Body horror
noodletheriddle'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: Body horror and Child death
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent, and War
zuth6462's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror and War
Moderate: Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking
Minor: Addiction, Death, Medical content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
bashsbooks'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
-Many references to one character's history of forced prostitution when she was a young teenrrio'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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, and Blood
mir_frog73'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: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail