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Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Racism, Blood, Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse
Moderate: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Abandonment, War
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Arthur's point of view makes me love him all the more, if that was even possible to begin with, as I adore him. His struggles with trauma and repressing his own emotions made me think of my own experiences, and having someone tell him "you can't do it all" made me nearly cry.
The kids? I adore Lucy, but Sal really stepped up and grew up before my eyes. I was so proud of him and how he was able to wield the confidence and compassion hand in hand, especially when he had to call out Arthur for carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Lucy made my howl with laughter, his little commentary and anecdotes helped to break up the tense situations or add to the already baffling situation they were in. His interactions with David, his love for his siblings, and his ability to land a solid punch line where needed makes me miss him all the more.
I can't express the words for how well this was written. If you enjoyed the first novel, this surely is the best continuation I've seen of it.
Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Abandonment
Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 3.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Genocide, Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment
Minor: Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexism, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail