Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender

5 reviews

essjayeffsea's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

So glad to have found and inhaled this ya fantasy romance novel. It is queer, trans, and poly in such a thoughtful and realistic way. It is so inclusive and queer. A true YA romance fantasy novel, it may be a little disappointing to some that it's not a very smutty book, but truly that's what made it so thoughtful and inclusive, I think everyone who enjoys YA fantasy would love this book. The characters are relatable and well-written.

Bravo to Kacen Callender! I cannot wait to read more from them!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Bullying

vagaybond's review against another edition

adventurous

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Murder, Torture, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Violence, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Abandonment, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, and Sexual assault

blackorchids's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

3.75

The world building is great, kind of a divergent-meets-harry potter kind of vibe, lots of frank discussions about systemic classism with regards to both jobs/living situations as well as education which is a main theme, all of the main characters are lgbt+, the poly discussions felt pretty realistic. Ending seemed rushed somehow? Unclear if there will be a sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Minor: Bullying

Multiple POVs made the story feel choppy at times, and I wish more people were on the “good” side.

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

3.75

Thanks to Pride Book Tours for the free copy of this book.

 - The world Kacen Callender has built in INFINITY ALCHEMIST is one of the best YA fantasy settings I’ve seen in a long time. It’s complex without being overly complicated, and explores hard topics alongside some really cool visuals.
- This book gets deep into classism, racism and power the way the best fantasy books can: it’s parallel to our world, but not didactic.
- I love how deeply queerness is woven into this book. The main characters are a trans boy and a person who shifts gender and pronouns at will, and it’s done in a way that I can’t imagine the book featuring any other characters. Plus - and I won’t give total spoilers here, but - fans of the love story in IRON WIDOW will also want to check out INFINITY ALCHEMIST. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Animal death, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault

shector1's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

• 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

Thank you to TorTeen for this arc!


This book follows Ash as he is learning alchemy in secret. It is illegal for anyone to practice alchemy without a license. He is working as a groundkeeper at the Lancaster College of Alchemic Science. When he is caught by a brilliant apprentice, Ramsay Thorne, Ash agrees to work with Ramsay. These two are determined to find the legendary Book of Source, a sacred text that gives its readers astounding power. 

I enjoyed this book. To me, the world is the most exciting aspect of the book. I have not read a lot of books using alchemy as power. It really made me want to learn more about people's abilities. I thought that the fighting scenes were so good. Honestly, I want this to be adapted into either a tv series or a movie.  There is a polyamorous relationship that develops in the later part of the book and I wish I could have spent more time with them. The moments that I got were filled with tenderness. I really like how they communicated. I really could not put this book down. I just needed to know what would happen next. So tea, a second book maybe? 

This is my second book by this author and I can't wait to read their backlist and future works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, and Bullying