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aerialthief'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? No
5.0
Minor: Child abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, and Death
jose_kg'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? No
5.0
I read that the author had been intending to write a historically based novel about medieval Spain and the middle east when she wrote this book. You can really see the influences of this time period in these locations on the novel and I think that's part of why it felt so different, as so much fantasy is set in a version of medieval England/France.
I don't want to give too much away, just go and read it, it's an excellent book and you'll be so glad you did!
Also I loved this book so much I immediately went out and bought a copy for my Gran for Christmas as she loves fantasy novels. I was a bit surprised to find it had been categorised as YA in my local bookshop, the characters are younger but this doesn't feel like just a teenage book to me, particularly because the world the author creates doesn't really recognise teenagers, like a lot of the past in europe, you were either a child or an adult, so the MCs spent a lot of time with significantly older characters without their age being a consideration. All of this is to say that if you shy away from books labeled YA because they can be a bit too teenage highschool focused, this book is not like that, I would personally categorise it more as a regular fantasy book that happens to have some younger protagonists.
Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
Minor: War and Slavery
errie's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Child death, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Rape
laurence19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Death, Racism, Murder, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Child abuse, and Violence
nclausel25'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: Genocide, Violence, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, War, and Slavery
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Sexual content
samnotwise'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Child death, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Racism
Minor: Rape and Murder
marcyh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
kelly_sch29'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
Moderate: Sexual violence, Death, Slavery, Rape, Child death, and Kidnapping
Minor: Pregnancy
kathrynleereads'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
4.75
Other than the gods themselves, there were no characters that I didn’t like.
The only two who came close were Minya and Thyon, but even the two of them weren’t evil, they just lacked compassion.
And the dreams.
Laini Taylor’s writing truly encompasses and deserves the word “art.”
I have long wished that I could dive into the worlds I read about, and then there I was, reading about a world I wanted to dive into, and within that world they were doing the same thing.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Child abuse
Minor: Homophobia
djierie'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: Blood, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Kidnapping