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madarauchiha's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.75
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I'll admit. misogynistic fantasy genre settings are so fucking boring. oh no theres a girl and for some fucking reason the world setting is white euro Christian and thus her internal organs, despite being cisgender and etc, prevent her from being human! yawn! boring! its 2021, why are we stilling using this pointless trope? why are authors so hung up on this white Xtian gender baloney to the point they let ot hobble their stories!
I feel like it really dragged on. We didn't need so many banquet scenes.
Why did they name the dude the sound of grief. Alack! Poor Yorick! Also the name 'maralyn' makes me think of Brave and that 'Maeh reh, if yoo could chengne ur faet, wood yeh?' quote.
TLDR:
nice unique kinda drags on slow paced I had fun but I wouldn't tell my friends about this. incredibly white no diversity. I've forgotten this book entirely by the time I have finished writing this. Oh well.
Content warnings:
medium blood, parental death, murder, pregnancy,
major alcohol use, misogyny, kidnapping, dogs, gore, torture, mouth trauma, murder, blood, confinement,
I'll admit. misogynistic fantasy genre settings are so fucking boring. oh no theres a girl and for some fucking reason the world setting is white euro Christian and thus her internal organs, despite being cisgender and etc, prevent her from being human! yawn! boring! its 2021, why are we stilling using this pointless trope? why are authors so hung up on this white Xtian gender baloney to the point they let ot hobble their stories!
I feel like it really dragged on. We didn't need so many banquet scenes.
Why did they name the dude the sound of grief. Alack! Poor Yorick! Also the name 'maralyn' makes me think of Brave and that 'Maeh reh, if yoo could chengne ur faet, wood yeh?' quote.
TLDR:
nice unique kinda drags on slow paced I had fun but I wouldn't tell my friends about this. incredibly white no diversity. I've forgotten this book entirely by the time I have finished writing this. Oh well.
Content warnings:
medium blood, parental death, murder, pregnancy,
major alcohol use, misogyny, kidnapping, dogs, gore, torture, mouth trauma, murder, blood, confinement,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Blood, Death, Murder, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
angelareads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
4.5
This was a very fun read! The magic was great, the more of the kingdom was interesting, the world was a little basic, but easily navigable, and the plot didn't drag.
My only issue with this book was the nature of the character development. Our two main characters do change. I like their arcs. They learn and grow, though one goes through a chapter or two at the end when they just didn't seem like themselves. However, there was one side character who changed drastically in a sudden way. This was treated as a plot twist, but it didn't land, so this character didn't get the story they really deserved.
Other than that I had a fantastic time! This is a fantasy story with magical objects and stolen thrones. It's not amazingly new in any surprising ways, but it is comforting and a great time.
My only issue with this book was the nature of the character development. Our two main characters do change. I like their arcs. They learn and grow, though one goes through a chapter or two at the end when they just didn't seem like themselves. However, there was one side character who changed drastically in a sudden way. This was treated as a plot twist, but it didn't land, so this character didn't get the story they really deserved.
Other than that I had a fantastic time! This is a fantasy story with magical objects and stolen thrones. It's not amazingly new in any surprising ways, but it is comforting and a great time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage, Torture, and Terminal illness
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