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katieimre's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
soniajoy98's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Death, Deportation, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Murder, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Incest, Lesbophobia, Self harm, and Physical abuse
displacedcactus's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Alix E. Harrow has been a hit-or-miss author for me and this one was more of a miss. The pacing was slow and even though the characters were in their mid to late 20s, it really read like a YA with broody teenage MCs. The slow pacing meant certain things took too long to get explained, leaving me to spend about half of the book thinking that there was bad characterization or too much hand-waving away of details.
This book does have very similar vibes to For the Wolf and Lakesedge, so if you liked either of those and are looking for something that will make you feel the same kind of way, you might enjoy this more than I did. Also probably good for readers who usually gravitate towards YA but would like to branch out more into adult fantasy.
This book does have very similar vibes to For the Wolf and Lakesedge, so if you liked either of those and are looking for something that will make you feel the same kind of way, you might enjoy this more than I did. Also probably good for readers who usually gravitate towards YA but would like to branch out more into adult fantasy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Racism, and Child death
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