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murielreads'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
4.25
Graphic: Violence, War, and Murder
Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Rape, Blood, Genocide, Hate crime, and Torture
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Abortion, Addiction, Vomit, Slavery, and Drug abuse
sanyu_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction
Moderate: Violence, Abortion, War, and Self harm
Minor: Rape and Bullying
ann99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: War, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Violence, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Genocide, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Rape
cassiacow'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
4.75
I'm not okay and it's going to take me time to recover.
Some sections of this book are BRUTAL. As for the ending - I don't think Rin was justified, but I can see why she did what she did.
The fact that lots of it mirrors real life is... depressing. War is horrible.
The only minor issue I have is the pacing - the last few chapters felt rushed and some of the characters suffered as a result of their stories being tied up too quickly. Other than that, I loved this book.
Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Racism, Rape, War, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Classism, and Drug use
meganfletcher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Genocide, War, Body horror, Gore, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Torture, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Addiction, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Abortion, and Drug use
ibroughtyouknives'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Classism, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, War, and Cursing
Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Sexual violence
Minor: Ableism
thewellreadlabrador'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
4.25
The darkness and evilness of the atrocities of war is conveyed in such a descriptive and vivid way that it pulls you in and makes you feel like you are there and truly witnessing it all. The world building and character development are phenomenal. The pacing is fast, but the density of the material makes reading it slow.
This one is definitley worth a read, BUT make sure you check the content warnings and heed them. This book is incredibly graphic and is not for everyone.
Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Child death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Blood, Grief, Torture, War, Xenophobia, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Excrement, Animal death, Drug use, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Addiction, Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Abortion, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Vomit
xmifeng_'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
3.75
Knowing modern Chinese history made reading this a lot more enjoyable. It's not historical fiction, but the events DO parallel modern Chinese history. If you know, you'll know.
I enjoyed the book a lot - it portrays war incredibly well, not just using it as a background setting. It shows the horrific and sickening suffering endured by the victims of war.
However, what didn't sit quite well with me was
Overall, I'd say it's pretty solid. I enjoy the main character's development was incredibly well done. I'm pretty excited to read the rest of the trilogy.
Graphic: War, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Abortion
not for the faint-heartedstitchof'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: Abortion, Alcohol, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, War, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Suicide
tim_townes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, and Rape