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directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
futurejake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Xenophobia
vigil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
the
this book does fall prey to the narrative of “violence upon your abusers / colonizers makes you just as bad as they are! see how you can go too far!” which i feel as if every fiction book that is even vaguely about abuse or colonization takes this position and i’d dearly like for authors to cut that shit out. it is not nuanced, it is not revolutionary, it’s not even interesting. do something else.
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, War, and Xenophobia
strange_little_ranger's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, War, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
sidofherran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.75
the idea of an
i was enjoying the beginning of thanh's romance with giang, how they refer to each other with the intimate names "big sis" "lil sis", but it turned out to not be developed enough and their attraction/feelings for each other was sudden. if this book novella longer, it might be an interesting relationship.
the resolution of the political plots also did not make enough sense to me and did not feel satisfatory, which again is another aspect of the novella that suffered due to how short it is.
all in all, i think this had potential and great premise - vietnamese fantasy setting, political/court intrigue, anti colonialism/imperialism theme, exploring the effects of
Moderate: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, War, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content
ladykatka's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Violence and Toxic relationship
tinyjude's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Outing, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, and Racism
leahrosiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Homophobia and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Outing and Death
bex_knighthunterbooks'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
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
purplepink951's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
My mistake was that I previously took that relationship as incestuous. Still, my rating doesn't change.
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury