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24hourpartymeeple'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
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism
becandbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Full of slow-burn romance, unique world-building, and a fierce battle for survival, loyalty and doing the right thing this is a fantastic ride of a story. It is unapologetically inclusive, with main and side characters with queer, trans and disabled identities. An absolute must-read for fantasy lovers chasing books with a heartwarming touch.
→ trigger warnings:Spoiler
alcohol consumption & abuse, alcoholism, death of an animal (including graphic pet death), gore, mind control, near-drowning, nonconsensual medical experimentation, needles, blood depiction, body horror
Note: Review copy received from NetGalley. This does not impact opinions within this review.
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discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
The reason it didn’t get a higher rating from me was more a matter of personal preference. Sometimes I struggle to push through fantasy in first person POV when it spends a large chunk of the narrative waxing philosophical inside the protagonist’s head. That’s just a me thing though. I would for sure recommend this to anyone who enjoys queer sci-fi/fantasy.
Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Murder, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
mysimas's review against another edition
mateyy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
stxrlight's review against another edition
4.0
Also the parasite stuck to his neck and able to control him, or insert it's emotions onto him so strongly that he acts on them, makes me a little uncomfortable. Which in truth caught me off guard a little, because I don't really have anything I couldn't read about before, but that just means this book isn't for me. If you can get beside that, this is definitely a story you should try out. If not because of the smooth writing, then for the interesting storyline!
krisalexcole'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
2.5
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Chronic illness, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Minor: Homophobia
Dismembermentmy_will2read's review against another edition
mergs_scribbles's review against another edition
4.0
tinyelfarcanist'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
Maraheem is an underwater steampunk city populated by freckled ginger selkies. The class disparity is evident, and Rubem readily empathizes with the lower city's hardships. He finds an unlikely ally in Tavish, who uses his wealth to help the underprivileged.
Bryn built a queernormative and diverse world. Rubem is dark-skinned and gay, never fitting in any place and silencing his grief with alcohol. Tavish is an altruistic selkie princeling who happens to be plump, blind, and trans. From the moment they meet, their interactions are filled with bangxiety.
The alliance between these two men from different standings while fighting for their lives drives them to question the future they want.
An environmentalist tale of loneliness, connection, and love. Get it if you are looking for mental health and queer representation. There's a beautiful poem at the beginning of each chapter.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual content, Body horror, Colonisation, Violence, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Death of parent, Torture, and Bullying