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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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
Minor: Classism, Confinement, Cursing, and Animal death
ofbooksandechos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Ps: I found out later about this but an Ottoman Empire inspired fantasy by a white American author left me with a lot of mixed feelings.
I did enjoy the queer normative world though.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual content
btrz7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders
dododenise'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
The story is almost entirely character focused and I loved that. The plot, including politics, mysteries, violence and betrayal served only the characters. Because of that the plot itself wasn’t revolutionary. Instead, there was so much care put into the characters.
It was a delicious slow burn, with so much yearning and pining. Getting so close to getting together and then pulling apart again and it just pulled at my heartstrings with them. There were so many tender moments between them. The book took its time on long conversation and really developing the characters and their relationships. This was a slow burn perfectly executed. And added to that, a wonderful cast of side characters that I have also learned to adore, including a nonbinary aro ace character who I obviously was a fan of. But all of them found a place in my heart.
Just give me hundreds of books like this and I will be happy.
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Mental illness, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Animal death
Minor: Pregnancy and Grief
thaliareads'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
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
There is some graphic sexual content at different points in the book, as well as some injuries to various degrees of severity. The book confect does lead to the kidnapping of some of the adult characters. Kadou seems to struggle with anxiety that presents with a form of panic attacks and that comes up a few times throughout the book.thecatconstellation'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: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, War, and Pregnancy
onemamareads'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Torture, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
cait'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
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Classism, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Death, and Kidnapping
ollie_again's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
maregred's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cursing
Minor: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Violence