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fatfatrat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death and Gore
Moderate: Death and War
meganpbell'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
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Medical content, and War
Minor: Death of parent
kittyinatophat'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail
atlas_shruggs'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
This is such a wonderful continuation of Alex's story and I absolutely loved it. It delves so much deeper into Alex's mental state and their experiences in the war, as well as really immersing the reader in Gallacian culture. Alex continues to be an absolutely hilarious narrator, a complete idiot and very aware of it and about as socially awkward as you can get. The folklore woven into the story was also so interesting to me, and I personally liked the slow-burn, except maybe for the fact that everything got resolved in the last 20 pages. I suppose it is hard to make a slow-burn horror novella but I feel that T. Kingfisher did a very good job with this one. Sure this sequel was not nearly as action-packed as the first book, but I feel that it was very atmospheric and focused more on the way folklore can affect cultures as well as exploring the characters themselves.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and War
netthauser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
P.S. I love the allusion to German fairy tales at the end ("und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch bis heute").
Graphic: Body horror
Minor: Animal death, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail
aileron'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death and Gore
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
skranz'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death and Chronic illness
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and War
lbelow's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death
There is a very gore-y description of the deaths of two horses butmichaelcattigan'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War
amaranth_wytch's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Animal death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail