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cosmic333'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, and Animal death
Minor: Transphobia and Deadnaming
grimdark_dad'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
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Slavery, Gore, Racism, Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, and Cursing
eaparrish124's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Violence
chicken_steadicam'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: Violence and Death of parent
nnnghhh'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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Transphobia
arianna_w's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, and Blood
mtnest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Blood
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Cursing, Child death, Alcohol, and Confinement
bookishkellyn'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Murder, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Gun violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Racial slurs
littleoortcloud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content
jourdanicus's review
- 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
4.0
I really enjoyed the themes of this story, the "casual" diversity (not bending over backwards to fit diverse characters in and not sacrificing their humanity for their identity aka tokenizing them), the character depth, and more. I loved the setting, both time and place. I think the 1910s need more attention in a world of historical fiction that focuses so heavily on the WWII era.
The plot was a little scattered I think, maybe it was more difficult for me to keep track of everything because I was listening on audio. It seemed like the depth of some elements of the plot was sacrificed for the sake of breadth, and the author's attempt at trying to give every character a backstory left me with some questions about the more main characters' motivations. The author did pretty well weaving together all the loose ends, but it took a little while to get there.
If you like a bit of horror, don't mind gore, and need your characters (even the monsters) to be deeply humanized, this is a book for you.
Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Death, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Gun violence, and Deadnaming
Minor: Sexual content, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Slavery, and Vomit