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princessrory'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
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Violence, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, War, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Trafficking, Ableism, Drug abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Xenophobia
Minor: Infidelity, Gore, Misogyny, Colonisation, and Classism
blank_space_forever's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: War
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Sexual assault
elysekimberly's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.75
It took me legitimately a month to read this. This book is not that long and has decently spaced out text on the page. The fact that it took me so long says a lot, and I couldn’t fully tell you why. It just sat on my nightstand and I didn’t feel drawn to read it. When I got into the groove of the story I was ok, but it took me a lot to get through this.
I did like the addition of the character Harini in this book. Her teaching Adraa how to cast despite being voiceless was really nice. It seemed symbolic.
I’m not obsessed with the love interest, he’s pretty mediocre. However, he did have one quote that made me smile. Jatin said: “You’re terrifying, Adraa Belwar. And I’m so in love with you.” That quote redeemed him and this book a bit.
Graphic: Blood and Violence
Moderate: Drug use and War
angleslist's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: War
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault