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shottel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
"She was down there last night too and, if I'm correct, never surfaced. Her blood's on the floor down there." Because necromancers lived bad lives, he added: "To clarify. Her intravenous blood. Her intravenous blood."
The writing, plot, and world-building are brilliant. The only reason it is not a 5 star book is because I nearly put it away before I reached the half-way point. In the first half, it turned into a slog. Little happens with Gideon in terms of her advancing the plot, experiencing the plot advancing, or with her own development. To make matters worse, the tone of the book, which is otherwise brilliantly presented, stays completely uniform the entire way through. I had to sit through over a hundred pages of what felt like very little before experiencing an explosion of activity in the second half. This hundred pages of nothing did accentuate the drama of the second half, but that could have been done while allowing for tonal shifts or personal character development that would have made the first half more interesting to read.
Despite this, if you are like me, keep pushing through until about page 250 and the payoff will absolutely be worth it. I recommend this to anyone who would be interested in reading about lesbian space necromancy.
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death and Murder
beebidon'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: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War
gussurireads'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
5.0
I'm no audiobook expert but this was the first one I ever listened to, having started out earlier this year. Since then, I've tried a handful more and still none compare (well, perhaps Rasha Zamamiri's narration of The Unbroken by C.L. Clark!)
Moira Quirk is an excellent narrator. She voiced each character so wonderfully, giving them all personalities beyond what was written in the text and, in the process, improving tenfold my enjoyment of this masterpiece.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Cannibalism
Minor: Slavery, Suicide, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
gussurireads'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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Cannibalism
Minor: Slavery, Suicide, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
awanke'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: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
sigrids's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
Also I love how useless the main character is in face of any women she sees. Very relatable.
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Slavery, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Infertility
kodi_rae'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I think my one critique is that it moved so fast that the way the relationship between the two main characters fluctuates over time did not feel totally believable to me. But I will still read the other books in the series because it was so interesting and fun.
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Blood
Minor: Cursing
readingwithcoffee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Muir’s character dynamics and character multidimensional and the way she writes women so central though is incredible.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War
azureandroid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, and Vomit
It seems like I've listed a lot I will say this is a book about necromancers and knights, and the two main characters have a very complicated relationshipamyteurhour's review against another edition
Even after getting through 3 hours of the audiobook, I was only 18% of the way through and could not see myself enjoying the next 13+ hours left. The beginning drops you into the story with little explanation or context, just that Gideon has been trapped in this prison/house her whole life and she is attempting her, what she hopes to be, final attempt at escape. She gets beaten and tricked into staying by the ruler of the house, Harrow, and then coerced into participating in a scheme with Harrow.
I ultimately stopped because I got the feeling that Gideon and Harrow would be the romantic arc that's mentioned in the synopsis, and honestly I'm not here for it. Harrow's treatment of Gideon is gross and cruel, and I just don't see myself rooting for/being satisfied with a storyline where they are in a relationship.
Stopped at Act 2 - Chapter 9 (3:04:15)
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence