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mozimmerm's review
- 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: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Cursing, Gun violence, Murder, Genocide, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Misogyny
meeklovestoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Violence, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Classism, Murder, Misogyny, Trafficking, and Medical content
Minor: War, Addiction, Blood, Ableism, and Abandonment
caitlineliza'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Classism, Medical trauma, Animal death, Abandonment, Gore, Murder, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and War
Moderate: Drug use and Misogyny
abikatroe'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
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Rape, Murder, and Misogyny
yaoipaddle'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
4.5
positives: clever writing and well fleshed out world. characters are diverse and each feels like they have their own world going on. plot is a fun heist style so it keeps me on my toes.
negatives: sometimes it felt very hamfisted in trying to make kaz a cool guy. i just felt like he was shadow the hedgehog sorry!! also i know they grew up fast cause they had hard lives, but i still wish the characters werent teens.
read this book if you like high fantasy with some grit to it. its only a little tense and suspenseful.
Graphic: Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, Drug use, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Death, Trafficking, Sexism, Murder, Body horror, Slavery, Blood, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual violence
josiee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Genocide, Miscarriage, Addiction, Dementia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, Rape, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Torture, Trafficking, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Violence
waterbear0821's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
So after a second read, here’s my review: the story is mostly fun - assemble a team and pull off a heist! The pace is fast, the writing style is very fun and engaging. The downsides: the characters are completely unbelievable and not at all engaging. The cleverest, most dangerous person in this crime-riddled city is…17. Okay. 🙄 Everyone has to have a ridiculous, toxic romantic entanglement with another member of the crew. 🙄🙄 deus ex machina around every corner, tropes heavily reliant on stereotypes, gratuitous trauma as a substitute for actual character development …bah. No wonder I remembered it being exhausting. The writing and the action are good enough to carry it through, but at 8 years old it already feels dated.
Moderate: Trafficking, Death, Slavery, Genocide, and Violence
Minor: Misogyny
kingspite618'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
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Grief, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Gun violence, Ableism, and Animal death
bashsbooks'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Confinement, War, Murder, Grief, Trafficking, Slavery, Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Medical content, and Kidnapping
Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Gore, Body horror, and Sexual violence
Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
-Many references to one character's history of forced prostitution when she was a young teensea_sea'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
The story follows a group of (traumatized) criminal teens, who end up trying to pull an impossible heist. The story is set in 18/19 century-ish Ketterdam(which is based on the Netherlands). It can make you cry and laugh in the span of a chapter, while other times you will just sit there in shock thinking “how in the world did Leigh Bardugo even come up with this?!” (In a good way ofc). I would 100% recommend this book! It also dives into some triggering topics though, so be safe and check tws before reading! >:3
Graphic: Death, Gore, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Misogyny
Minor: Cursing