Reviews

The Warrior Moon by K. Arsenault Rivera

crimsoncor's review against another edition

4.0

Very satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. Longer than the other two books but also moves at a good pace (and lots of stuff happens) so doesn't feel like too much. I ship

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Otger and Sakura

so god damn hard, so while the rest of the epic stuff was going down, I was just silently promising the author terrible things if she fridged either of them. Reader, she did not. I will also say entire

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swimming back from the land of the dead

sequence was perfectly epic.

anita81's review against another edition

5.0

4.5

baillie's review against another edition

5.0

To the stars

halaagmod's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

I really don't like to write in-depth reviews, specifically because everything I usually want to say has been said a million times before, but holy fucking shit.

Like the other two books in this trilogy, it starts off unbearably slow and confusing—but the minute that tension begins to rise and the pieces begin to snap together, Rivera hits you with absolutely everything that she has, and the bruises will be fresh and sore for months after. Complete, horrifying insanity, action-packed, tense, emotional, and a gorgeous ending to one of my favorite series. I don't know if I want to applaud you or scorn you forever, Rivera.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Gore, and War

Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

spinecorset's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

4.75

astefreads's review

To finish later or try again. Just couldn't get into it.

dragon_s_hoard's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Confinement, Chronic illness, Blood, Terminal illness, Racism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cannibalism, Death, Body horror, War, Violence, Slavery, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Animal death, Torture, and Murder

halcyon_tarra_marcawin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• 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

another_avid_bookreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

gv53's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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