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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Murder, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, War, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Cursing, Gaslighting, Slavery, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Trafficking
cinhein's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The first Sanderson book that was genuinely a slog to get through.
It is distinctly mid-2000s in vibe (not complimentary).
And no, the sex slave-slaver romance will never work no matter how you try to justify it.
There are 3 good characters here, and I spent most of the book hoping that everybody would die violently else. Not a great response to trigger for a book with a main theme of 'war bad'.
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Slavery
Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Confinement, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Sexism, and Physical abuse
Minor: Miscarriage