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imsoverycool's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: War, Sexual content, and Gore
Minor: Slavery
mageofvoid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Death, and Slavery
Minor: Vomit
chris_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Slavery
Minor: Murder, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, and Confinement
thenoboshow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Stalking, Vomit, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Slavery
mattiedancer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
- Readers looking for a fantastic fantasy read with a drop of romance
- Young adult readers looking to bridge into high fantasy
- Readers looking for a good fantasy read with a great female lead.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, and War
Minor: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Gaslighting
jupitermond's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Slavery, and Blood
twistykris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I appreciate the world-building, in that it builds gradually throughout the course of the book, instead of info-dumping. And the descriptions Nix uses are just SO incredible. Pages of descriptions that actually felt like a sheet being dragged off of a scene- rooms and areas being revealed slowly, letting your mind focus in. I liked the characters, but I didn't really feel much of a connection to them. Their personalities didn't feel very developed and the romance between Sabriel and Touchstone felt very unestablished. Mogget was honestly my favorite character, if only for his snarkiness.
I went back and forth between reading a physical copy of the book and listening to the audiobook narrated by Tim Curry and I found myself more drawn towards the audiobook. I just can't help it with his voice- even if a couple character voices were very Nigel Thornberry-esque... SMASHING xD
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Gore
Moderate: Blood, Slavery, and Violence
Minor: Child death, Vomit, and Animal death
spicewitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Slavery
thereadingdude's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Gore and Blood
Minor: Vomit and Slavery
avsdhpn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Slavery, and War