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squids_can_read's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The world-building in this book is amazing. The world is expansive and well thought through. The history is interesting and so is the religion. I will say that I am a little confused about how the Crown works but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book.
However, I think this book was lacking in the character department in a strange way. I thought that there were too many characters that we got points of view from. If they were just mentioned I think it would have been better because it would have been easier to keep track of them all. With all of the different characters, I felt that it was really hard to understand any of the characters' motivations. It was hard for me to connect with any of them.
Overall, this was an extremely interesting fantasy and I'm excited to read more in this world.
Graphic: Violence, War, Gore, Animal cruelty, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Death, Pregnancy, and Bullying
Moderate: Incest
maregred's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Violence, Slavery, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism, Stalking, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity
Minor: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Child death
booksandteas's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Torture
nebulasaurus's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment
katherineguild35's review
- 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: Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Grief, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content
pvbobrien's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Medical content, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence, Ableism, Slavery, Murder, Gore, Grief, Bullying, Animal death, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Death of parent and Rape
dani_reis's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Now the reasons it's not a five, because I really wish I could have given it that extra star below. Nothing heavy on spoilers, but will help guide your own mind into wondering if these would bug you before diving in.
1. The map is missing important cities. I spent so much time trying to figure out the paths of where people started and ended. The one place they spend most of their time either getting to, circling, or entering is NOT on the map. WHERE IS HAVENSFAYRE??
2. There's a new system of time keeping. Not sure how long they keep referencing. That's not explained, just going with the flow and hope I was right.
3. One of the main characters has some of the most boring chapters and he has some really interesting plots, so it's a real struggle. But he has lots of character growth by the end.
4. The details in describing things just went too detailed. Maybe if I didn't read this when I have books towering over me with big glowing red eyes I could be satisfied with the world building descriptions. I hope that there's less of this, but there's huge chances, it continues.
5. The world building is just Earth (or Urth if you're the reader type) where it's what would happen if the world stopped spinning. The prophecy kicks in because of this. The people of Urth have never known Earth to spin. Half the world is in icy darkness. As much as I love the research that went into that part of it, I still wish it had more creativeness to it. Make it epic and take me somewhere else.
6. I recently read mistborn, so it's too soon to have people with the intricate tattoos around their eyes that are shady people working for the government.
Moderate: Gore