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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: Genocide, Toxic friendship, War, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Classism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
lola218_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Gaslighting, Death, Child death, and Genocide
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
mythicsage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Animal death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Slavery
Minor: Abandonment, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Rape, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, War, and Xenophobia
noras_library'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, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Violence, Death, Gore, Slavery, Murder, Blood, and Animal death
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Child death, and War
Minor: Sexual content
noxygens'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Torture
Minor: Animal death and Child death
themiscyra_anna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, War, and Slavery
Moderate: Torture, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, and Confinement
Minor: Rape and Child death
bookobsessedfamily'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
3.5
This is my second time reading this book, mainly because I wanted to finish the trilogy and it had been so long since I read it I couldn’t remember a lot of it.
I wanted to love this book, but it’s not one of my favorites. It’s still good, but could have been better.
The majority of the action happens in the beginning and the end of the book. The middle is a lot of high school type drama.
There is a lot of word building, so reading this will help to understand other books, so I’m glad I started with this one. I think this book is slower just so you can understand the language and of the world that Leigh Bardugo is building.
Alina and Mal are orphans who are connected in a way even they don’t understand. They spend their childhood together then go on to join the army together, Alina as a map maker and Mal as a tracker.
While crossing the fold, Alina’s secret comes out, a secret she didn’t even know she had. She’s ripped from the life she knows to a life of she knows nothing about. She struggled to fit in before and she struggles to fit in now.
The Darkling has a secret as well, only he’s had longer to cover it up.
Alina has a destiny to fulfill, but with the Darkling help her or hurt her in the process? Will Ravka ever be whole again?
Moderate: War, Death, and Murder
Minor: Child death
perhappiness's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child abuse, Murder, Genocide, Xenophobia, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Death
katievallin'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Racism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Torture, Alcohol, Body shaming, Gun violence, Slavery, War, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
breannajailene's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Murder and Toxic relationship
Minor: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, War, and Violence