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scrubsandbooks's review against another edition
1.0
I strongly recommend reading the review written by “Christopher’s Colorful Corazón” on Goodreads under this book for an in-depth thoughts on the entire book.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, and Colonisation
Moderate: Body shaming, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma
Minor: Death of parent
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
Heavily influenced by Venezuelan myth/folklore which is very clear-I loved the stories of the gods and learning that one of the plot points is inspired by the Bolivarian revolution.
Aside from the unique use of South American culture and history being used in this high fantasy novel, I also appreciated the uniqueness of the magic system/creatures! I don’t read a lot of fantasy but there are so few that use geomancy (metal magic) and feature creatures that aren’t fae, elves, etc so I really liked that.
I gave this book way longer than I normally do because I was so excited to read it and wanted it to work sooo badly 😭 it tackles issues such as racism, religious bigotry, and colonialism in such a unique way; it held a lot of promise but fell flat in its execution.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Colonisation
Moderate: Medical trauma
Minor: Infertility
krisalexcole'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
Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Dismemberment, homelessness