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kaiyakaiyo'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
5.0
This book has it all:
1. Giant machine fights & magic
2. Pissed off main chars
3. Romance that isn’t overly drawn out (+ that [spoiler] trope i LOVE replacing a love triangle!)
4. Twist that was just the right amount of twisty
The romance was *chefs kiss* and I LOVE that this is a duology. Authors that know themselves & their story enough to wrap it up nicely without a million sequels make my wallet & my unmotivated depression brain very happy! (no real shade to authors with longer series, they just exhaust me at this stage of life)
Overall this was an incredible read, no notes, I really can’t wait to read the next book! Would recommend to anyone who likes Pacific Rim, word of honor (iygiygi), and just general violent fun with characters who do in fact choose revenge
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Misogyny
Minor: Colonisation and Homophobia
maya_venkatesh36's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Homophobia
sherlockstan98's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Ableism, Misogyny, and Rape
miss__manga__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Saw the end coming to a degree, but not the ultimatum.
Contains some iconic and hilarious lines. Looking forward to the sequel. Li Shimin supremacy!
Do not understand the tattoos of one of the love interests.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Torture
Minor: Homophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Addiction, Death, Body shaming, and Cursing
may_alyse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Torture, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Rape, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Body shaming
lolaslalaland's review against another edition
3.0
I really did love the whole concept of the book, but I very quickly got tired of the sexism narrative. After a while, the plot and storyline got swallowed by the main character's constant anger at the fact that she is a girl and girls don't get treated equally. Listen, there is nothing wrong with having a fantasy/sci-fi book criticize sexism and misogyny by placing it as a societal standard in the world building, but I'm a little tired of seeing it. And this book would not let up on it. Because of that I often felt like there wasn't enough character development, world building and general good story-telling.
But that's not to say there weren't some positives about the book, I already mentioned the really cool premise of giant machines fighting aliens, and the ending was actually a very interesting twist, also I really loved the relationships in the book, the concept of love and how it can't adhere to rules and the more you have it, the better, shouldn't be limited by gender. I didn't have a bad time reading this book, but I probably won't pick up the sequel.
Graphic: Sexism, Torture, and Misogyny
Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Slavery, Classism, and Body horror
Minor: Homophobia
alphabetmafiamember's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Cursing, Misogyny, Murder, War, Kidnapping, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Trafficking, and Blood
Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Sexual content, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Addiction, Classism, and Rape
Minor: Classism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Colonisation, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia
caitlin033's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and War
Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Rape
Minor: Body shaming and Homophobia
saintyeehaw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Xenophobia, Ableism, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Sexual content
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Colonisation, Homophobia, and Animal death
emilysreadingbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, and War
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia