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galacticvampire's review against another edition
5.0
"Stupid, stupid woman. Death was always here. Death is you."
I was enamoured by the concept of The Fifth Season from the first time I heard about it years ago, added to overall praise for the series, I was coming with high expectations.
And it delivered. Everything and more.
The execution not only lives up to the concept, but surpasses it. The suspense isn't there to pull the rug from under your feet in a gotcha moment, it's carefully crafted into the story, where the reveals are satisfying and spark the need for more, even when you caught what the foreshadowing was trying to tell you.
The world is so rich and complex that the initial struggle to follow what was going on (including the recurrent second person pov) has an immense pay-off. The feeling of wonder didn't leave me for a second.
I'm very much on the transition from YA to Adult Fantasy, so the very real darkness and grittiness surrounding everything was unexpected, but I couldn't have picked a better book to make me fall in love with the genre.
This is a story about Pain. This is a story about Grief. This is a story about enduring them and surviving them, because you have no other option.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation
ghostofefrant'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic
malisac16'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Racial slurs and Murder
Minor: Cannibalism
abmochapman'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
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Slavery and Cannibalism
katievallin'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
vivavia'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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
cookiecat73'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Transphobia, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
Minor: Confinement, Slavery, and Dysphoria
lucystolethesky'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
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Deadnaming, Gore, Slavery, Blood, and Trafficking
Minor: Mental illness, Transphobia, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy
lothalbaby'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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria
emilyplun'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Pregnancy
I'm not being overly cautious with all the CW labels; there are a LOT of really heavy themes in this book