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goldenlake'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: Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Bullying, Xenophobia, Violence, Death, Blood, Trafficking, Racism, Physical abuse, and Hate crime
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Classism, Animal death, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Miscarriage
rmgmorrow'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
4.5
Graphic: Slavery, Xenophobia, Gore, and Blood
annapox'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: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, Classism, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racism, Vomit, War, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Xenophobia
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Ableism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexism, and Trafficking
rhi_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Medical content, and Gore
Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty
thecatconstellation'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
4.75
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Bullying, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, War, and Animal death
Minor: Sexual content, Child death, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Rape, and Child abuse
meagancuth'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Vomit and Body horror
teajay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Slavery and Gore
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape
emakay'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
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Medical content, and Slavery
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage
nytephoenyx's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Okay. So. I LOVE Tamora Pierce. I grew up in Tortall and I just adore her world so so much, so know that when I say TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER was a bummer, it's not for lack of REALLY REALLY REALLY wanting to love it. There are some good discussions in this story and the characters are great and her world-building is still fantastic. But TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER has absolutely no self-contained plot, the pacing meanders, and it doesn't quite work.
I still enjoyed it, but not that "this is a good book" enjoyment. My enjoyment came from the sheer pleasure of having new content in Tortall. ANY new content. But if you've heard about Pierce and heard me and others holler to the moon about her book, TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER isn't a good place to start. She explains magic well, but if you don't already love Aram from The Immortals series, you may not latch on to him here. Add to that fact that a previous knowledge of the world helps... and this is going to bore and/or lose new readers.
And I am heartbroken by that, because her world as a whole is so fantastic, it really is. Please go try the first book of another one of her series. I like to recommend the Beka Cooper trilogy for YA and adult readers interested in trying her work. Once you've fallen in love with everything Tortall... come back then and read TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER. Enjoy the foray into the world from a different angle! But don't come for the plot... because... there isn't one.
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Graphic: Slavery, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty