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graymoon45's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Gore, and Death of parent
prettiestwhistles'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
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Torture
infjkiki'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Alcohol
lyrapollock'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Deportation
ghostlyprince'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, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
maggies'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: Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Slavery, and Trafficking
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Sexual violence and Trafficking
lindseysquire'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, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Racism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Alcohol
A lot of the content warnings occur in flashbacks to the characters’ childhoods, so most of the violence and abuse is happening to children under the age of 15. Please keep that in mind before reading it. It’s an amazing book, but it could be very triggering.mallorypen'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
I love the universe Leigh Bardugo has created with these novels, and I think I enjoyed this even more now as a reread, and now that I’ve seen the show. The backstory of the different countries, the Grisha, the socioeconomic makeup of the Barrel all feel very lived-in and familiar, without the author having to do tons of exposition and history. Even the character backstories are delivered in a bit-by-bit way that feels like how you may learn more about friends and coworkers, simply by spending more time with them through the course of your relationship.
I also appreciate that the character motivations for every person feel 100% believable - it’s tough to write morally-gray heroes in a way that still makes me root for them, but learning their histories made their actions feel rooted in twisted logic/emotion.
The only thing that kind of gives me pause is the different countries are definitely based off of real-world countries and real-world cultures. That said, though, even these potential caricatures feel deep and three dimensional, rather than using stereotypes to populate a fantasy world. It does walk the line, though, and it did sometimes take me out of the story.
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal death, Xenophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual violence
perhappiness'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
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Classism
Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia