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pinkupengu'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: Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Xenophobia, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racism, and Self harm
Minor: Sexual content, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cultural appropriation
maar_ve'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
4.25
... if this was a place where stars could be unmade...
To be completely honest, I'm having some difficulties in writing this review, so I'll keep this short and simple.
The plot was compelling and so were the characters, each a defined and detailed person of their own. The worldbuilding was also extremely interesting and clearly the result of an in-depth research, the way it applied to history captivating and mysterious.
But I'm not gonna lie, the lot of it was too much. It was too complex to the point it was hard to follow through the events and fully comprehend what was happening. Most of the time I simply had to skip parts because they didn't make sense to what I was reading, and occasionally it felt more like a history text rather than a fantasy book. Pieces of information were too technical and irrelevant to the plot or to the development of the characters, halting the narration with long and artificial clarifications that could have been avoided or simplified, leaving more room to justify the plot and actually narrate what was happening without rushing it.
It was an overall good book, and I will be continuing the series because I feel like it will get a lot more simple and enjoyable now that the worldbuilding has been established.
Moderate: Antisemitism, Classism, Confinement, Racism, Xenophobia, Bullying, and Colonisation
oliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture
scarlettskyes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia
bookcaptivated'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? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Racism
Minor: Antisemitism, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Torture
starlessnights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, and Racism