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errie's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Transphobia, Child death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Body horror, War, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
jodean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Body horror, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Dysphoria, Death, Child death, War, Violence, Misogyny, Colonisation, Sexism, Body shaming, and Blood
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Racism, Homophobia, Animal death, Trafficking, and Outing
Minor: Vomit and Excrement
ienbdri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, War, Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Murder, Sexism, and Vomit
Minor: Slavery
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This is a story about fate and how the main character seeks greatness with hers. Although an interesting premise, I didn’t really enjoy how the story was told. It’s like the meme about Zuko’s honor except it’s a billion times worse because all the main character talks about is her fate/greatness, it was incredibly excessive (fate was mentioned 145 times, greatness 50 times). I think the main character started off interesting, but something about the way we see her through other POVs made me so unattached to her, and I really didn’t care if she succeeded or failed.
I think maybe a large part of why I didn’t enjoy the book that much is because my beliefs/the way I see the world is so vastly different from the main characters, and so my disappointment might just be a me problem.
But also, the story moves so slowly it’s kind of hard to read in large chunks. A lot happens but it doesn’t feel like it, and I don’t want to say it’s boring, but it was hard not to zone out. There are also times where parts of a scene happen off screen? I don’t know if this is just a writing style or what, but it was confusing because instead of reading what happens, I have to infer for myself because the author likes to describe emotions first and events second.
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child death, Dysphoria, Torture, Death, Body shaming, Violence, War, Death of parent, Grief, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Alcohol, Gore, Slavery, Child abuse, Homophobia, Body horror, and Chronic illness
Minor: Pregnancy
leonormsousa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Infidelity, Infertility, Sexism, Ableism, Classism, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Slavery, Dysphoria, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War
terry_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Death, Dysphoria, War, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Slavery, and Child death
morriganorgana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, War, Slavery, and Gore
Minor: Sexual content
aileron'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: Blood, Torture, Gore, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Violence, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Cannibalism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Classism, Excrement, Racial slurs, and Racism
garynoplastie's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Violence, and War
Moderate: Dysphoria, Sexual content, Torture, and Alcohol
Minor: Slavery, Infidelity, Animal death, and Homophobia
raeb's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, War, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Transphobia, Body horror, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Child death, Ableism, Gore, Grief, Murder, Blood, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Classism, Excrement, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Genocide