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dareg's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Classism, Death, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Abandonment
blueeyedshook's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
3.5
In a genre that often feels regurgitated and oversaturated, this story shines with originality and a unique perspective. Wow. This was like nothing I had ever heard. And while all of the stories of this time period and any war time books are heartbreaking, it was also beautifully done. It was a little difficult for me to get in to. I was kind of confused by the almost magical realism feel that the opening had. Almost like a Tangled back story…a baby stolen from parents by an old woman. But in this case the woman is trying to do something good, saving a baby from bad people who are parents. And in a bigger way, she saves her…not only her life but raises her and teaches her how to survive in the first and stay away from the enemies of war. And so she does. So many in fact that it felt slightly repetitive. But in the end, truly beautiful and heroic story.
Language: 3/10
Sex: 5/10 (one specific scene)
Violence: 5/10 (mild, especially for a war book)
Language: 3/10
Sex: 5/10 (one specific scene)
Violence: 5/10 (mild, especially for a war book)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment and War
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