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Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Blood, Gaslighting
Well I think the plot of watching her go through having woken up Qin is really interesting I also don't like it at the same time... Or I guess wished that it had happened differently, as there were several aspects I just wasn't a fan of. I liked some of the political stuff but wish it had focused on a few topics instead of throwing like 50 topics at us, or had gradually put them in. But I also get why, given how they were written in. Also
Overall still enjoyed the book, and looking forward to the next.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, Classism
Moderate: Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation
I really enjoyed watching Zheng's rule and how Zetian not only learned from it, but created her own group within it. Book 3 will likely still have some remnants of these factions and I'm curious to see how they're put to use.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Sexual content
Lives up to the excellence of the book before.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment
The main character Zetian is an obviously flawed character who has risen from commoner prisoner to empress and now has to deal with balancing the politics of her new position as well as her relationship with the new emperor, while trying to protect the two men she loves (a polyamourous relationship).
I would have been interested to see Zetian fighting against true gods but I am curious to see where the third book will go in terms of introducing an intergalactic landscape and the challenges that come with it.
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Colonisation
Minor: Mental illness, Rape, Medical trauma
I am enthralled with the character advancement and changes in detail as Zetian becomes more informed on deeper layers of her main struggles with gender politics, societal constructs, and power dynamics around personal vs community freedom. Its great watching her work with what she has and try to make the most of her situation.
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Classism
Moderate: Death, Grief, War
Minor: Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Sexual harassment, War
Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Alcohol
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Rape