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guessgreenleaf's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, War, Death of parent, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content and Sexual assault
wordsbyzahra's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- 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
4.25
I enjoyed this a lot more than I anticipated, and the Girl King has easily become one of my favourite fantasy novels. From the mythology and wordbuilding, to the vividly crafted prose, each page sweeps you into a story about magic, destiny, hope, power, whilst also touching upon themes of colonialism. These themes, particularly the first three are embedded in the characters' journeys, which the story explores through the multiple (third person limited) points of view of Lu, Min, and Nokhai. Overall this is certainly a great fantasy duology to read, and I'm looking forward to next installment.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, War, Colonisation, Blood, Violence, and Animal death
Minor: Sexual assault
victorianrogue's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
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