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diana_raquel'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Violence, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Trafficking
nexusthegreat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
Minor: Sexual content and War
the_booookaholic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Murder
picaresquedreamer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, and Alcoholism
Minor: Classism and Racism
solocupofearlgrey'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
I deeply enjoyed this book, once I picked it up it was almost impossible for me to put it down. I think the only times I was able to put it down was when I had to go to work lmao.
I don’t have any qualms with this book, I almost got a Game of Thrones feel from it because of the twist & turns it seems to take. I believe all the little mysteries or details that had been brought up at some point were wrapped up well enough at the end. Although I had a feeling of what the ending would be, I can’t say it took away from the experience for me -
Anyway, I’d give this a solid 5 stars- I really enjoyed my time with this book.
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Classism, Death of parent, and Violence
missahrih's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol and Murder
Minor: Racism and Sexual harassment
elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, War, and Murder
bree_h_reads's review against another edition
I did however really enjoy the narrator’s performance.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Bullying
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual violence
srk001's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Bullying
2blueshoes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
1. pacing is slow for most of the book, but there is enough complicated intrigue and weird world building to keep you reading.
2. It does not feel like a story or world that I have read in fantasy before, and that’s hard to do. I enjoyed that.
3. Romance is basically non-existent in this book, but it does feel like a very long and elaborate set up for future romance in other books maybe? If anything this is really a political intrigue book with a very subtle romance subplot. If that’s your jam, you’re going to love this.
4. The person I am fairly sure is the future hero is A LITERAL ASSHOLE for 99.9% of the book. Like zero redeeming qualities, not even described as attractive? If you aren’t patient with very long redemptive arcs for characters, or if you can’t tolerate not knowing who the true love interest is, maybe skip this book.
5. The heroine feels really young and also not particularly moral??? Like she is decidedly not justice-motivated. She seems really immature and self interested at times. This makes for a surprising read if I’m honest and I think we will watch her develop a lot in the books. This book feels a bit like a prequel somehow?
6.
7. I would have given up on this book entirely if it wasn’t for some really surprising shit that goes down around the chapter 26 mark that had me WTF-ing all over the place. It’s like it suddenly turned into the book I wanted it to be. The last four chapters are, in my opinion, amazing. They had me on the edge of my seat. I hope they reflect what future books will be like.
Oh, final thought: I think listening as an audiobook kinda made this book worse for me than it was, because the narrator didn’t do distinct voices for the characters, and it made it really confusing. Would recommend reading it as a book.
Lots of content warnings on this one.
Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
Minor: Body shaming, Dysphoria, War, Ableism, and Vomit