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brukneem'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: Medical content, Grief, Chronic illness, War, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Rape, Xenophobia, Blood, Sexism, Racism, Body horror, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence
major_tom'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
3.0
I loved the storylines of Lucia, Lito and Astrid. While I think some more drastic choices could have been made, I think they were engaging and brought enough reality of war (emotional damage š). However, I hated Hiroās storyline. His character was already a bit questionable in the previous book, but here it just got worse. And no, Iām not talking about queer representation. I am talking about the unauthentic dialogues - the speeches he made were not realistic in the environment they were made. The vocabulary used tried to describe him as a bit of rebel, but it was too much in your face. He was a caricature, not a real person. That really put me off because I think other characters didnāt have that problem.
Also, the ending was very ā¦ boring? Anticlimactic? After so much, the resolution of HUGE problems was fast, plain and didnāt have any consequences.
Overall, I am not sure whether I would recommend this series. It has an interesting world and lore behind it, some characters were very unique and I loved following their story, no matter how tragic in some places. But the flaws in writing, story being flat and uneventful for a whole book and a unsatisfying ending canāt be ignored.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Death, Dysphoria, Gore, Medical trauma, War, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Xenophobia
salemander's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Medical trauma, Slavery, Torture, Genocide, Grief, Violence, War, Death, and Sexual violence
smoakwithwifi'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
3.75
Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Death, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Self harm, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Blood, and Physical abuse
Minor: Medical trauma, Ableism, Classism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Transphobia
studydniowka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Abandonment, Colonisation, Slavery, Death of parent, Grief, Trafficking, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and War