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xennial_reader's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
grimdark_dad'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
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
ahhhreadzombiez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
jenferlizbeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
arianna_w's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
mtnest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
como022's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
jourdanicus'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
4.0
I really enjoyed the themes of this story, the "casual" diversity (not bending over backwards to fit diverse characters in and not sacrificing their humanity for their identity aka tokenizing them), the character depth, and more. I loved the setting, both time and place. I think the 1910s need more attention in a world of historical fiction that focuses so heavily on the WWII era.
The plot was a little scattered I think, maybe it was more difficult for me to keep track of everything because I was listening on audio. It seemed like the depth of some elements of the plot was sacrificed for the sake of breadth, and the author's attempt at trying to give every character a backstory left me with some questions about the more main characters' motivations. The author did pretty well weaving together all the loose ends, but it took a little while to get there.
If you like a bit of horror, don't mind gore, and need your characters (even the monsters) to be deeply humanized, this is a book for you.
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, and Death of parent
amalas_bookstop'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
5.0
Graphic: Gore and Racial slurs
Moderate: Transphobia
kaiyakaiyo'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
5.0
Ominous build-up, creature horror, found family, realistic portrayals of racial dynamics on the “frontier”, heartwarming ending; the author put it all in here without it feeling too jumbled or heavy.
will definitely be reading more by this author; the prose was lovely!
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation