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angel__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War
Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Slavery
rinku'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Blood, Gun violence, War, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, and Death
Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, Classism, Slavery, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide
Minor: Vomit and Sexual content
_mirambo_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Colonisation, Slavery, Murder, Mental illness, and Gun violence
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol
hayzey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: War, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Grief, Genocide, and Confinement
Moderate: War, Torture, Slavery, Police brutality, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Genocide, Confinement, Blood, Grief, and Death
Minor: Vomit, Torture, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Classism, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, War, Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, Gore, Genocide, and Death
orshi999's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Imagine a world in which anyone, anywhere, could create and distribute their own words, however ignorant or flawed!
Ink and Bone takes place in a world controlled by the Great Library. With the power of alchemy anything is possible including the distribution of knowledge through blanks, the only thing is that the ownership of books is forbidden. Our main character is a boy named Jess Brightwell who was raised in a family of book smugglers who smuggle illegal books to those who can afford them.
Diversity:
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Writing: I wasn't very fond of Caine's writing style. In my opinion, there was way too much telling and not enough showing and that made it hard for me to like a lot of the characters. I couldn't understand how some of them became friends or why they cared so much about each other in the end. While I also hate large chunks of world-building if you still have to add more things to a setting that was a main part of the book at the end of it maybe you should reconsider the pacing.
Stakes:
Graphic: Child death and Violence
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Alcohol
caitlinjadams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Bullying and Alcohol