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sapphic_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Violence, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, and Misogyny
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
bloodbrooxv's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
For sure one of my favourite reads of the year so far!
The prose is incredibly immersive, and the atmosphere created makes you feel like you're witnessing the events first hand.
Priya and Malini are gorgeous characters, each one with a deep purpose and a charismatic personality.
The plot, with all of its intrigues, keeps you glued to the pages. I can't wait to read The Oleander sword! (tradotto: FANUCCI MUOVITI)
The prose is incredibly immersive, and the atmosphere created makes you feel like you're witnessing the events first hand.
Priya and Malini are gorgeous characters, each one with a deep purpose and a charismatic personality.
The plot, with all of its intrigues, keeps you glued to the pages. I can't wait to read The Oleander sword! (tradotto: FANUCCI MUOVITI)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Violence, Sexism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, and Child death
Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
Representation: indian main characters, lesbian main characters, sapphic wlw romance,lavybubbs's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
5 Stars- I am speechless
Once again we are here at a book that I loved so much I can barely figure out how to write about it.
This book is a slow start. It drops you in the story without a full explanation of where you are, which can be a challenging aspect for some, it was for me but the story is explained as you go in such a riveting way it more then makes up for it. Sometimes the amount of POV characters becomes hard to follow but as I read I got more used to the pacing and understanding the reason for those PoVs.
I cannot say enough about Malini and Priya. These characters are the morally grey Sapphic badasses of my gay dreams. The themes are so heavy but each character takes what has happened to them and rises from the ashes and the waters to be unstoppable and self assured. While our two main characters are powerful, many of the more minor PoV characters are so fulfilling and the character development is applied liberaly to the most amazing affect.
This is a series I plan to sink my teeth into over and over and never let go. I feel like I have read an epic fantasy that could have been written long ago. It felt so sure of itself and I truly believe it's one of the greats in the making.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, War, Violence, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Addiction, Body horror, Terminal illness, Self harm, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Genocide
Moderate: Homophobia
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