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sydneylmeyer7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Death, Murder, and Torture
Minor: Addiction and Trafficking
filuipa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Child death, Death, Drug use, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Trafficking
kmarr'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
4.75
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, and Blood
litliz'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: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Ableism, Murder, and Torture
cnjg88'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
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Trafficking, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Rape, Death, Addiction, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, War, Xenophobia, Sexism, and Vomit
brooklynlaura's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, War, Trafficking, and Addiction
Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
kiryomi'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
“No mourners, no funerals. Another way of saying good luck. But it was something more. A dark wink to the fact that there would be no expensive burials for people like them, no marble markers to remember their names, no wreaths of myrtle and rose.”
A dark, twisty, beautifully haunting tale of six teenagers with miserable pasts who are bound together by an impossible heist that should get them killed. In their universe, there is a species called Grisha, who have the power to manipulate natural elements. They are being hunted down, deemed “witches” who shouldn’t exist. In a hustling and bustling city called Ketterdam, two workers and a ruthless boss are attempting their next mission, joined by a Grisha Heartrender, a former prisoner, and a runaway with a rich past.
Leigh Bardugo brilliantly diversified this book. Two of the six are people of color (Zemeni and Suli, using their world’s cultural terms) and disability is shown without being something freakish or unnatural. A non-working leg, dyslexia, ADD (though that one is unconfirmed). The main focus of the book isn’t romance, but the author wrote it so enticingly and I ate up every delectable scrap.
Overall, you will become invested in these six people. Everyone should read this book!
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Genocide, Trafficking, Murder, Slavery, and Sexual harassment
fiolud'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
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Slavery, Gun violence, Gore, Classism, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, and Animal cruelty
beeping_librarian'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? No
3.5
Moderate: Trafficking, Slavery, and Drug abuse
Minor: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
snow0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Slavery
Minor: Genocide and Addiction