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jmkemp's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
Kept me awake longer than I'd planned, and I have ordered the next one in the series about half way through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual assault, Gore, Blood, and Violence
sunaeri's review
adventurous
challenging
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? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
One of the plot threads deals with Military Sexual Trauma.ssione5's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Death, Bullying, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
goldbug's review
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book was pretty slow, and hard to get through at times, but it made up for it with the main character, Paks, who's determined, loyal, smart, and kind. She's strong and will not give up, but she's also allowed to be vulnerable. The world-building is really good too, and I like that it shows the world from Paks's perspective, with limited knowledge of geography and politics that grows as the book progresses. Also, although the words are never said(it's set in the middle ages) Paks is pretty explicitly described to be aromantic and asexual, and I love how the representation is written.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
waterlylly's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Elizabeth Moon is a former Marine, and it shows in all the best ways. The fight scenes are visceral and vivid. The main character resonated with me. I foisted this on everyone I knew. Highly recommended fantasy military science fiction that's intelligent and fun. A nice change in a genre that's rife with testosterone-poisoned crap.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
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