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fruitea'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: Cursing, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Rape, and Excrement
entazis'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
It's really all about colonialism, power and what it means to be a good leader. It's about loyalty and trust. But mostly it's about the lost children, stolen children, who are coming back home as a tool of oppressors.
Relationships are messy. My favorite one in this book isn't a romantic one, but a familial. The complicated relationship between daughter and mother who are unable to understand each other, who have a lot of hurt between them thanks to the colonial forces that separated them. There was one particular scene nearing the end when I almost cried, when we see the depths of pain, love and lost time.
The characters are just interesting and complex and it feels that there's no good decisions no matter the intentions. I will say that Luca irritated me a lot. But the way the author explores what it means to be a queen was really a great one, regardless of my personal frustrations. But because she irritated me I couldn't really buy into the romance between her and Touraine or at least I'm not rooting for them even though they're obviously endgame.
Worldbuilding is also rich, full of small and big details, full of history, different cultures and nations.
All in all I really enjoyed this book a lot and I'm excited for more.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Sexual assault
mandkips'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
3.25
Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry
achingallover's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder
dedonohoe'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, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Sexual violence