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betweentheshelves'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
3.5
Hava, the main character in this one, isn't the most likeable at the beginning, but her journey is one of reckoning with the abuse and neglect she faced as a child. Throughout, she's able to work through that, to allow herself to trust once again. It's a character arc that really works, and the addition of the foxes does wonders. The foxes were honestly my favorite part of this book!
However, I would love if Cashore focused on a different aspect of this world if she wants to keep writing Graceling books. Show me a different set of characters, with maybe a mention of those we already know. It would help build the world even more, and the world is one of the best parts of this series.
All in all, I enjoyed this, but not as much as the early Cashore books.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Homophobia, and Rape
talonsontypewriters'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Needles, nonconsensual drugging. Near-drowning, distress at sea. Urination. Frostbite, amputation.juju_99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
sunshine_kait'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
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
bchallis'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
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
khymihr's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Medical content
aseel_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
catsloverain'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: Child abuse and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault
donaghys1'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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
There is a shipwreck. The characters are in survival mode from about page 150 to about page 360.careinthelibrary'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: Animal death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Minor: Homophobia
Nonconsensual drugging, animal trafficking, post-partum depression, food insecurity