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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
readwthsam's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
albeit i did like the cast of characters, i feel as if there were a tad stereotypical (?) and the pov switching was a little distracting and hard to keep up with in the beginning, which then made it quite difficult to catch on to what the main conflict was. however the overall plot itself was interesting
undecided if i want to read the second book later this year
ps: also i read this for a school project hence why i dragged out how long i read it lol
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Torture
Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, Ableism, and Bullying
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism
danreadsitall'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? No
4.0
Nicola Barber narrated and she did a fantastic job. Terrific work.
Reasons to read:
-The timeline for future events in the book are on a more sensible scale, hope that means that the entire cast can age in the story
-Decent number of the cast are not the traditional MC archetypes
-Story does not sugar coat things and carries the brutality of combat on the characters
-Different take on magic in this setting
-Math showed the true threat, cursed math
-Lots of cool creatures
Cons:
-Worse spiders and wasps
-Bit rough on the animals
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Animal death
blessjessmess'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Violence and War
Minor: Death of parent
fenemiestolovers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Pregnancy, Ableism, Child death, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Incest, Injury/Injury detail, and Abortion
Minor: Sexual violence, Vomit, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Rape
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
schnaucl's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
The beginning of the book was especially compelling. The set up with Nyx, her school and family was interesting and richly drawn. I was definitely the most interested in her story, although Kanthe's story was also compelling. I was less interested in Rhaif, but perhaps he'll grow on me. The bats were fascinating, and the jungles were richly drawn.
I will also say I'm not a huge fan of alternate fantasy spellings (let's add some extra y's to words!). Fortunately it was mostly, though not entirely, confined to the "quotes" at the beginning of the sections which read like fantasy old English.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Child death
Minor: Alcoholism and War
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