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griffinthief'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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Gore, Death, Murder, Classism, Bullying, and Animal cruelty
kimia_hyperfocuser'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
The world building is so creative, and it gives the story such bitter grey vibes. It's set in the distant future when the Sun is not as hot anymore, so the earth is covered with ice except a narrows corridor along the equator. Aliens landed on earth at some point and mixed with humans, which is how we get the magic system. I also loved the combination of the magic system and the theology of the Path. Very original.
The LGBTQ representation is also my favorite kind: casual. The same sex couples are just there, not fetishized but also not hidden. They don't get persecuted within the world of the story (I can forgive the implausibility of an agricultural society not being patriarchal), and their relationship has a role in the plot without taking over their entire characters.
Also, am I reading too much into this or is Nona, the main character, neurodivergent? She's bad with people, she zones out in class, and it annoys her that something square-shaped is called "the ring". It may just be that the writer is trying to give her quirks, tho.
Some things I didn't like: how the
Other than that, though, I'm looking forward to book 2.
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Slavery
bluejayreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Bullying
Minor: Ableism and Gore
mypatronusisajedi'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Cursing
strange's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, and War
Moderate: Toxic friendship
alexture'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: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism
kylieqrada'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: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, and Toxic friendship
beckycarter97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, and Death
azaliz's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I also love the lore and the universe of the story, it's fascinating! Plus the author is very good at explaining the way his world works, and at the beginning of Book Two he summarizes neatly what happened in the previous book, which is a nice touch.
The book contains some flash-forward and flashbacks that are very well done; we are often lead to believe certain things then discover ourselves that we were mistaken, without the characters explicitly explaining what the truth is. It feels very clever.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying and Religious bigotry
Minor: Body shaming and Chronic illness
Lots of heavy and gory fighting. Some characters are treacherous (it's often the case in such books) but that's all the negative emotions the book contains: no sexism, no homophobia…littlestbiscuit's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, and Gore
Moderate: Pedophilia
Pedophilia is fairly heavily implied but doesn't happen explicitly in the text. Fairly graphic descriptions of gore, I've got a strong threshold and the