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ihugparrish's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder
librarianeno's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
sophiesmallhands's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Death of parent, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Violence, Gore, Death, and Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual harassment and Colonisation
judassilver'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
3.25
Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Death
Minor: Sexual harassment
midnightrose_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Violence
Minor: Blood, Grief, and Kidnapping
luverbyrd'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? No
3.0
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, and Kidnapping
julalbert56'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent and Animal death
lindsayd'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? Yes
4.0
At times I found the vibe uneven - sometimes brutal and other times like a narratively expected punch was pulled. But on the whole, the ending was satisfying enough and the world was worth visiting.
Graphic: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent and Violence
Minor: Rape
folkofthebook'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
Every wish demands a price.
this is a beautiful story about family, greed, and sacrifice. i NEED more tropical-set fantasy; the descriptions are so lush and vivid, with an exciting seafaring islander adventure undertone. hanalei is clever, brave, and compassionate as a protagonist, and her sympathy and understanding for the seadragons is admirable. her budding romance with sam was organic and sweet, it was a very well-done childhood friends to lovers.
i loved the idea of dragon eggs being dragonfruit, and the theme of greed and sacrifice was played out well w the wishes and their costs. how far are people willing to go for glory? for their dreams? one pays for their wish, whether it was made out of selfishness or selflessness alike.
also so cool to see a matriarchal society and how it works.
as someone who's been pushing for writers to stop needlessly extending their books, this is a rare exception that i'd say i wish this were longer! a follow-up novella to learn more about the seadragons would be fun, too.
tw for some violence/blood/injury/death, animal cruelty/death.
We are defined by our hardships, and how we face them. We are made stronger or weaker by those we hold closest to us.
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Vomit, and Dementia
belarna's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Blood and Grief