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abirchtealeaf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? No
4.75
Extremely strong trigger warnings on this book. I think it would be very fair if many people passed it up due to those.
Outside of that the curse of chalion was absolutely riviting. I was unable to stop reading the last quarter of the book because I had to know how it ended. The mystery while not terribly deep is satisfying and rooted in a strong lore and interesting characters.
There could be a lot of discourse about this book and I would not disagree that the are bits like the age gap relationsships and more that I think make this book slightly weaker than it should be.
Still I found the writing extremely pleasesant and the narrator was absolutely stellar.
Outside of that the curse of chalion was absolutely riviting. I was unable to stop reading the last quarter of the book because I had to know how it ended. The mystery while not terribly deep is satisfying and rooted in a strong lore and interesting characters.
There could be a lot of discourse about this book and I would not disagree that the are bits like the age gap relationsships and more that I think make this book slightly weaker than it should be.
Still I found the writing extremely pleasesant and the narrator was absolutely stellar.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Torture, Mental illness, and Misogyny
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Rape
batesbarb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Animal cruelty, and Death
gothnailcare's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I read this directly after The Hallowed Hunt and I wish I hadn't; it made me dislike both of the books more for feeling like they were variations on the same formula. I generally enjoy drawn-out political intrigue, but I felt like this book's magic/speculative elements diminished rather than augmented the courtly drama, and I found myself a bit disappointed that much of the negotiation that was apparently so central to this book's political machinations took place entirely off screen. I continue to be more impressed by the World of the Five Gods' worldbuilding than I am the moment-to-moment scenes of these books.
Graphic: Death and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse
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