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ember17'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
4.75
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Rape and Suicide
grnat'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
5.0
Undeniable tears of both joy and happiness
Please do yourself a favor and take the time to read this book
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
aviendha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and War
Minor: Rape
keepsleep'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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Classism
beesofblu'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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
kellymacbrown'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
5.0
So glad I found this book when I was in my thirties and a mom of two. Man. I was unprepared for how far this story would take me on my own motherhood journey.
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Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, and War
kbowles24'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
malinhalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
Jokes aside, I can see why this is a highly rated book for many people. The writing style is mostly well done, and the characters are complex. However, I struggled with the pacing and plot structure. I know this was meant as a book in a series that is now indefinitely postponed (/cancelled), but the plot set up at the end feels like a bizarre choice. The world building can be slightly confusing at times, like the feudal Japan bait and switch. I found the fight segments same-y and tedious to read and I was skimming them towards the end of that book segment. There were times when picking this book back up didn't feel very enticing because of these things.
It has some very emotional moments though, and it's definitely a book dealing with many sad, hard topics.
Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse
notacartoonyet'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Rape, and War
januaryt123's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War