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Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
1) She casually drops that Alex was a good fighter because she was once a stripper. It was just one line in the middle of the book. It was a throwaway line that was completely unnecessary to building Alex's character. We already knew she could fight for life at this point because she'd done it before. Anytime a writer throws in a salacious tidbit like that in the guise of building character indicates to me: A) the author lacks confidence in their writing abilities, or B) the editor missed. Either way, it really turned me off even more than I already was.
2) She says Edmund Spencer's The Fairie Queen was a bore. I strongly disagree. I am not the biggest Arthurian fan, but I did really love this epic poem. It's possibly one of the longest books I've read, but it was worth every word. This is clearly a disagreement of opinions, so ok, but I still take exception.
These two points aside, like The Familiar, I really disliked the writing. I was bored all the way through. I have no desire to continue with this series, and I must remember to stop trying to read Bardugo's books!
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Vomit
Minor: Pedophilia, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use
Graphic: Blood, Murder
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Abandonment
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail