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lissstik's review against another edition
it's just a heaping pile of garbage. the plot is agonizingly slow, which would have been okay by me, if only it wasn't pointless at the same time. absolutely everyone is evil and I don't want to read about the kid being horny for his friend every five pages. the "protagonist is so special" thing is also very much in your face the entire time, despite the fact that other than having magical powers the kid is not special at all. i was very excited for this book, since originally it looked like something I would have liked, but a big no from me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Child death
kiramke's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I checked this out to test the theory that I'd enjoy any story read to me by Kobna. And that did carry me through quite a ways, perhaps too far. I should have known, it's a giant red flag when every book blurb is about something that doesn't happen until the end - almost as if nothing before then is very interesting.
The writing is all over the place, and it seems like the intent was fantasy but grosser and with more rape threats. There's something about toxic male bullshit that doesn't know it's toxic male bullshit, that thinks it's justified, explainable, sympathetic. It's boring.
DNF
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Misogyny
morganmcdub's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Animal death
Moderate: Sexual violence
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