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Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, War
Moderate: Cursing
Graphic: Torture, Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder
Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Medical trauma
Minor: Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death of parent
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, War
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Murder
Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Alcohol
Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, War
Moderate: Death, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Colonisation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
blackened bones left in its wake and could destroy worlds with the sheer size of it. I love her because of that rage - her internal monologue and unhinged choices helped - but it is her rage that resonates so greatly for me. The fact that she is able to combine that rage with a giant mecha makes me seriously jealous.
Xiran Jay Zhao is very good at including bits of humor that in no way detracts from the seriousness of the topics the book is mainly focused on. If I tried to share my favorite examples of this the review would never get posted because there are too many to choose.
This book also has a true love triangle and I utterly adore it- all three characters loves and supports each other - including their flaws - and the sheer rightness of such relationships could clear my skin & water my crops for years. Yizhi and Shimin are not just paper doll men - they each each have very distinguished personalities
and goals that make their affection for Zetian & each other a much more dynamic read than 95% of love triangle' romances. As a bonus they both Stan for Zetian as much as I do! Let them all have a little murder as a gift.
The multiple twists towards the end are well done and have me vibrating with excitement about the sequel. It has only taken one book to make me a lifelong Xiran Jay Zhao fan! That being said this book hits on some very tough topics so please check out trigger warnings ahead of time!
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Torture, Gaslighting
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
like the torture scene? We just jumped into that? I wanted more info? Like i wanted to be there when u made the plan but suddenly u just,, had him? Ok
‘You cannot appease someone into loving or respecting you’
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Torture, Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts