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citlalialvrod's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Emotional abuse
strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved this book. It was not necessarily a happy ending or a sad ending but it was a satisfying one. It was a nice way to end the series.
Quotes:
“Announced for the umpteenth time”
Quotes:
“Announced for the umpteenth time”
“Unfortunate onion of a story”
“…the gathered islanders were in the midst of an argy-bargy, a word for “argument” that is far less cute than it sounds.”
“…letting their tears run down their faces and into the sea, which some have said is nothing but a library of all the tears in history.”
“…the gathered islanders were in the midst of an argy-bargy, a word for “argument” that is far less cute than it sounds.”
“…letting their tears run down their faces and into the sea, which some have said is nothing but a library of all the tears in history.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Deportation, and Gaslighting
ohkmurr's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I re-read this book in 2020 for the first time since reading it as a kid, and let me tell you: it still holds up.
The fact that the world is full of treachery and there's no way to escape it and no way to shield yourself from it is the most important message of the entire series. The only way to go on is to know that no matter how wicked the world, there is goodness, too. Sometimes it may seem the wicked have won, but as long as there is good, wickedness will never truly triumph.
The fact that the world is full of treachery and there's no way to escape it and no way to shield yourself from it is the most important message of the entire series. The only way to go on is to know that no matter how wicked the world, there is goodness, too. Sometimes it may seem the wicked have won, but as long as there is good, wickedness will never truly triumph.
(Fun fact: I found a Borders receipt dated October 24, 2006 shoved between the front cover and first page. An ancient artifact, indeed.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief
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