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vegetablemathematics'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual violence
Minor: Incest
justinlife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It’s an epic, it’s mythology (and all the fuckery that entails), it’s fantasy, it’s a mystery novel, and it combines these genres nicely.
I see comparisons to Game of Thrones, but I didn’t read those nor watch many of the episodes. Maybe the cruelness and the casualness of abuse and violence is similar. It was a bit rough to get through but overall it’s a really good book with a complicated story and complex characters. And also YAY BLACK QUEER STORIES!
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, and Cannibalism
catsforlenny's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Overall I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone, and I won't be reading the next ones in the series but I did enjoy some parts of it.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Blood
abbyleinbach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This is a dark, unhappy book. There's rape and murder in fairly graphic detail. Every character is morally grey. If that's not something that you enjoy, I don't recommend this book. What kept me reading was the world building and the relationships, platonic and romantic.
One thing I did not like about this book was the main character's hatred towards women. I don't think this went unexamined, but I also feel like ultimately, his hatred was validated.
If you decide to read this book, I highly recommend reading the book and listening to the audiobook in tandem. That really helped me to understand it and get through it. Seeing the maps was also helpful and was very fun.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Pedophilia
okokapi'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, and Abandonment
rubyellen95'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
4.25
Magic, myth, mystery and graphic psychological horror abound wrapped in a queer romantic adventure about love, family, found family, masculinity, and pride.
There's also misogyny but it's explored as a character flaw of the character that most displays it.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Beastiality takes place but there wasn't a content warning for that. I've put all content warnings as graphic as you're very invovled with the characters that experience them and the writing is very blunt so it can be shocking but for most content warnings and readers I would suggest it's more around the moderate warning but better safe than sorryf18's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Incest, Suicide, and Vomit
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
misandry fgm/circumcision bestialitymidnarose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
After the first 3 chapters i was just not feeling the story. The sexual imagery (specifically how any woman was described when tracker the main character meet them or the description of cave walls being compared to a woman's body part) really put me off the book. However once i got past pg 150 I really enjoyed the story especially the unique spin of tracker telling his side of the story. I am intrigued to read the next book reading another character's side of the story and trying to figure whos story is true.
This book was a dark fantasy, with tones of African inspired imagery and culture. It was very different and fresh to read once you get past the beginning.
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture
Minor: Incest
steph1225's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, and Cannibalism
rrovezzi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, and Murder