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naturally's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
and the worldbuilding (and incorporation of native american culture) is actually the best part of moon-called. the first 1/3 was engaging enough, then the overall pacing got weird...
briggs attempts to give mercy a personality, but the quips fall flat. sure, mercy knows a lot about cars and goes to church, but it's difficult to connect with her emotionally bc the turning-points in her relationships with other characters are told and not shown. i.e. her relationship with samuel, most of the date with adam...
speaking of other characters, this book was a total sausage fest. loads of indistinct men, who have the same character "voice", so they all blend into one. nothing about samuel stands out...HE SUCKS!!! i had trouble believing he was mercy's first love...he reads as a random guy who she argues with a couple times. very chemistry-less. adam is marginally better, but his "banter" with mercy is pretty blank (again, she rarely describes the emotional or physical effect he has on her...) (i like bran though!)
and, of course, all the women hate mercy! the only female character who likes her happens to be ADAM's teenaged daughter.
i think this book is partially a product of it's time? in a lot of the 2000s urban fantasies i've read the heroines can fight and are quirky but not alienating/annoying... not so beautiful that they're unrelatable to the average reader...but still sexy enough to have multiple hot male love interests that the reader can experience vicariously. it's tricky to balance all the ingredients, and maybe moon-called came out of the oven tasting very bleh as a result?
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Animal death
Minor: Death of parent
brennaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Blood, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Suicide, and Colonisation
Minor: Animal death, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
vexbatch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
pos1t1vel1fe's review against another edition
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Hate crime, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Misogyny, and Terminal illness