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spacecadelliot'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: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
kristinesreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Then I hit the halfway point and the plot ground to a halt to do this extremely generic reylo-style romance (complete with force bond and nonsensical insta love) and then just one stupid thing after another happened and all of the goodwill the first half had generated burned off immediately. There is an extremely graphic torture scene involving one of the female characters that is told through the lens of how the most boring male character in existence feels about it.
I also don't like books where the oppressed people are shown to be extremely dangerous, especially when the author is clearly linking their plight to real-world oppression, and this got worse in the second half.
I liked the plot twist at the end (though it was really unclear why that happened) but not enough to save the reading experience for me.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, and Trafficking
issiwerro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
v11_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
oliverreeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
t4vs'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
For context, i'm from Brazil. And here we have multiple religions based on yoruba culture, originating afrobrazilian religions. Some of them have the exact same deities that are mentioned in the book. The most known here, i think, is Yemoja (in portuguese: Iemanjá). So imagine HOW COOL was to read a fantasy world with them!
I loved every single aspect of this, i binge read this book and simply could not put it down. And will not rest until i put my hands in Children of Virtue and Vengeance, the sequel.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Death of parent
Moderate: Physical abuse and Torture
internalnonsense's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
.25 off for a character who would have benefited from having a POV, because, as is, he's flat, more there for conflict than character. Also, a section in the middle of the book, while having some significantly cool scenes, felt far too disconnected from the rest, almost filler-like.
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, and Alcohol
battybookworm'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: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, and Toxic relationship
itszainab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Slavery