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lanid'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
Minor: Blood, Drug use, Gore, Addiction, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Murder, and Violence
bi_n_large'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: Death, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Homophobia, War, Vomit, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Xenophobia
Minor: Religious bigotry
cameronreads'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
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Classism, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death of parent, War, Torture, and Toxic relationship
marioncromb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Also i didnt vibe with the writing style, particularly at the start. It felt a bit 'second mentions', like the writer thought good writing was just rephrasing things differently with fancy adjectives (i got particularly annoyed with a sentence that was along the lines of 'the mellifluous voice spoke in honeyed tones', like mellifluous literally means like honey, you've said the same thing twice, no wonder this book was twice as long as it needed to be.
Its not a terrible book but eh
Graphic: Addiction, Grief, War, Classism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Genocide
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, and Vomit
misterwisp'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
4.0
It is somewhat slow at times and initially felt hard to get into. There is a big focus on the main character's thoughts and perceptions of things. There is a lot of subtle interpersonal drama, which is broken up by occasional fast paced action.
It proved worth the effort. The ending was great and provided a satisfying payoff of the main story threads leading there. I am left feeling invested in the characters and the world and wishing I had a sequel in my hands already!
Overall it came across as a book of subtlety and understatement in a well done and intriguing way. I can't believe this is a debut novel! Everything in it seems well crafted and thoroughly thought out.
Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Classism, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Death
Minor: Colonisation, Sexual content, War, Xenophobia, Murder, and Violence
gingerale06'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and War