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beebookcandle's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Child abuse and Violence
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
The “bad” character is 100% purely evil. So bad.elementsoul's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
It's one of my go-tos when I want to re-read something that feels confortable. I love the characters and the feelings the book evokes. It's really refreshing reading something medieval-like with healthy relationships and without rampant misogyny: there are a coulpe of sexist coments from secondary characters, but they are not really relevant to the book, and are quickly dissmissed by the main characters.
The plot has some dark points (see the content warnings), but the darker stuff is often insinuated or briefly mentioned.
I've read it in Spanish, so I can't really rate the style.
The plot has some dark points (see the content warnings), but the darker stuff is often insinuated or briefly mentioned.
I've read it in Spanish, so I can't really rate the style.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is probably the first time I've re-read this book since reading it when it first came out and it still stands up! I love Katas and Po and the way they change throughout the book. I don't know why this isn't on my re-read list more often! This is such a great world to jump into, and I'm glad I'm re-reading it before reading Winterkeep. I needed to be re-acquainted with these characters before jumping into a new novel for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual content
spiffleh's review
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This review ended up being a bit of a word vomit so you have been warned.
This series is the surprise delight of the year so far. The characters and world are interesting and complex. The magic (Graced) are a really unique idea. I particularly enjoy that people may be graced in something that is singularly un-useful. In most fantasy novels (with magic) if you win the genetic lottery and end up magical, it's like a quick path to power, success and prestige. In this book magic users are treated differently that I had seen in any other fictional world. They aren't gods and they aren't reviled. They simply exist and if they can use their Grace for something useful that's great. But since not all Graces are useful (imagine, for example, being really really good at climbing trees or blowing bubblegum and that's your whole schtick), people are sometimes not terribly interested in the Graced. I can't rave enough about this series. All three are very unique but quite excellent. Highly recommend.
Generally this is how I rate books:
5 Stars - I never wanted to put the book down
4 Stars - I was usually interested in continuing most of the time
3 Stars - I often got bored but was able to finish
2 Stars - I got bored enough to put the book down - I couldn't finish (or would have if not for some reason)
1 Star - I was deeply offended by something in this book.
This series is the surprise delight of the year so far. The characters and world are interesting and complex. The magic (Graced) are a really unique idea. I particularly enjoy that people may be graced in something that is singularly un-useful. In most fantasy novels (with magic) if you win the genetic lottery and end up magical, it's like a quick path to power, success and prestige. In this book magic users are treated differently that I had seen in any other fictional world. They aren't gods and they aren't reviled. They simply exist and if they can use their Grace for something useful that's great. But since not all Graces are useful (imagine, for example, being really really good at climbing trees or blowing bubblegum and that's your whole schtick), people are sometimes not terribly interested in the Graced. I can't rave enough about this series. All three are very unique but quite excellent. Highly recommend.
Generally this is how I rate books:
5 Stars - I never wanted to put the book down
4 Stars - I was usually interested in continuing most of the time
3 Stars - I often got bored but was able to finish
2 Stars - I got bored enough to put the book down - I couldn't finish (or would have if not for some reason)
1 Star - I was deeply offended by something in this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse
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