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ashlikes'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
2.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Trafficking, and Abandonment
hollyk'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
3.0
But this book lacked some of the charm of the first book--namely, Dayo's council, who barely make an appearance before going back to their home realms. And in their place we have Tarisai creating a whole new council of people that to be frank, I had no real interest or investment in with the exception of Min Ja.
It also seems like the empire still isn't really fair? Like sure,
The Redemptor arc was only the fifth section, and the previous book seemed to imply that it would be a major part of this book--but at the end of the day, it was barely a factor and could have been a much larger portion with more significance, especially in regards to
I still enjoyed this book, the writing is beautiful and the characters are great, but there were just some elements that left me wanting more.
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and War
kaziaroo'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment