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godfrina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The language used in this book carried the story telling so well. I will be reading the rest of the series and possibly more from this author for sure. The gore and violence is strong at times, as is expected in a story about justice, conflict and empires, but it fits the narrative.
Graphic: Gore, Religious bigotry, Violence, Death, War, and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Vomit, Alcohol, and Torture
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Animal death
thecriticalreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Murder, War, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Vomit, and Xenophobia
Minor: Sexual content, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Rape
foxwish's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Cultural appropriation, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Child death
ohmage_resistance's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: War, Death, Murder, Gore, Blood, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Minor: Rape, Alcohol, Child death, and Alcoholism
misterwisp'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
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Confinement, and Murder
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
fenglei's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The plot is rather slow, but the characters, particularly our narrator Helena and Sir Konrad, get you hooked on the story. The magic is not really one of the main elements of the story, but it is still compelling, and hopefully we will learn more about it in the next installments.
The main point, or even character, of this book was definitely the Law. The concept of law, the role it has in society, what it means to different people, how it can unite or divide.. it gave me a lot of food for thought.
If you enjoy fantasy and law, this is a great read. I'm not entirely sure it lived up to the hype that it got, but I still enjoyed it and would recommend it. I will certainly read the sequel.
Graphic: War and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol
Minor: Child death
grimdark_dad's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Cursing, Child death, Grief, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Sexism, War, Blood, Confinement, Alcohol, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Violence