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pratimav's review against another edition
5.0
~an experience~
Each page took absolutely forever to read though.
Each page took absolutely forever to read though.
barbiesbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
octofren's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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? It's complicated
3.5
jammoriar's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
5.0
nathanpantalion's review against another edition
5.0
9/10
It is hard to put this one into words.
"This is a love story to its blade dented bone". It is. If you left it at that, it would encapsulate a lot of the book... but this wasn't a single love story, this was love stories. It was an ode to a certain type of first love yearning that everyone experiences. It was a love story about being connected to your land, your family, and your people. The kind of love that is put into you, you put unto others. A love story of how a mother loves her children, no matter what they are, or who she includes as her family.
To do all of this... and be exciting, fast paced, and full of action.
It was wonderful, beautiful, and emotional. I want to write all about it, but it feels like when you tug the type of heartstrings this book does, you can't just slap pros and cons together. It is special to me, for its own way.
It is hard to put this one into words.
"This is a love story to its blade dented bone". It is. If you left it at that, it would encapsulate a lot of the book... but this wasn't a single love story, this was love stories. It was an ode to a certain type of first love yearning that everyone experiences. It was a love story about being connected to your land, your family, and your people. The kind of love that is put into you, you put unto others. A love story of how a mother loves her children, no matter what they are, or who she includes as her family.
To do all of this... and be exciting, fast paced, and full of action.
It was wonderful, beautiful, and emotional. I want to write all about it, but it feels like when you tug the type of heartstrings this book does, you can't just slap pros and cons together. It is special to me, for its own way.
maamelolol's review against another edition
soft DNF
simply not the right time for me to read it
simply not the right time for me to read it
pheebsnez's review against another edition
5.0
what a vivid and gripping novel. the writing was so good and there was some really interesting narrative choices that payed off and were tied together so well. really really enjoyed.
polishedpoetry97's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
valjeanval's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Look, I'd been thinking of leaving my book club because we'd just had a run of duds, and I hadn't really attached to anything they picked this year. But this? This is a book that I might have passed up that has become definitely in my top three books this year.
Someone in the club referred to it as a dream within a play within a myth, and that's the best I can describe it. The writing is fantastic, the mythology raw, and the romance subtle and beautiful. I love the chorus elements. I love the weave of the different narratives. I loved this book. It took me a long while to get through because it really required my whole attention to read which is a hard for me to do these days, but boy is it worth it.
If you're in need to trigger warnings, I'd take the ones on this book with a grain of salt. While they are all definitely true, the book is rarely graphic and only one scene actually disturbed me (looking at you, Second Terror).
Someone in the club referred to it as a dream within a play within a myth, and that's the best I can describe it. The writing is fantastic, the mythology raw, and the romance subtle and beautiful. I love the chorus elements. I love the weave of the different narratives. I loved this book. It took me a long while to get through because it really required my whole attention to read which is a hard for me to do these days, but boy is it worth it.
If you're in need to trigger warnings, I'd take the ones on this book with a grain of salt. While they are all definitely true, the book is rarely graphic and only one scene actually disturbed me (looking at you, Second Terror).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, and Colonisation
anxieteaisme's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25