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wanderingtales'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: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Death, and Medical content
wilybooklover's review against another edition
5.0
This book also somehow made economics interesting to me and that is talent.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Bullying, Murder, Blood, and Death
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Drug use
pagesofnay'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: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
btwnprintedpgs'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Torture
just_one_more_paige'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder, Bullying, and Death
illogical'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
3.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death
Minor: Death of parent
robin_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
As someone with Turkish background, it just threw me every time there was a Turkish word/name anything in there. I don't need those in my life. That's mostly on me but also I don't quite think it added anything into the story. Without a pronounication guide or at least a dictionary somewhere, I can't imagine how people will understand some of it. Yes, Google is right there but let's face it, not a lot of people will actually look things up.
Some of the words and terms simply weren't correct. Again, this is something someone with Turkish language knowledge will notice but no one else but still. At least look things up? I don't know..
My next big thing is the anxiety representation. When there are books like "Winter's Orbit" out there (which is one of my favorite reads of all time and a book I think about frequently) it just can't hold up to it.
If you want an easy read that isn't that high stakes or action-packed, this might be for you.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent
jjjreads'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
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Blood, Self harm, Classism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Child abuse, Deportation, Medical content, and Death of parent
enchantressreads'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? Yes
4.0
After an altercation which leaves a few guards dead, Kadou is forced to choose between taking a “vacation” or moving out of the public eye. Due to his anxiety, moving out of the public eye seems less like a punishment than a reward. He is assigned one of the newest, yet brightest, guards, Evemer Hoskadem. At first, Evemer’s thoughts of Kadou are clouded by the loss of his comrades, but soon he learns about the reality of Kadou’s mental state. It all seems so natural, with very realistic emotions and feelings.
As with most books involving royalty, I get myself lost in all of the character and governmental world building. One of the coolest parts in this book (and even where the book got the name) is the ability of some of Arastian people to taste metal by touching it. I really wish this was expanded upon. I expected a lot more to come from this part of the book, and was kind of sad it was glossed over.
This book reminded me a lot of Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell. It’s not necessarily similar, but the vibes are and both books checked a lot of my boxes when it comes to queer fantasy. Overall, I really enjoyed this book!
Thank you to Tordotcom and NetGalley for this advanced review copy. All opinions are my own.
CW for panic attacks, anxiety, mental illness, blood, kidnapping/confinement, bullying, violence, and animal death
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness
Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Bullying, and Blood
Minor: Animal death
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Animal death and Sexual content