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chattie_the_mad_chatter'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Sexism, Violence, and Sexual harassment
verk'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: Child death and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
tinytina'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? No
4.25
I would consider this in the same genre as the Dance of Thieves duology, because it has similar espionage-y, will-they-won’t-they energy at very high stakes.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Grief
katvou'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: Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
teri_b's review
- 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
Once I got to listen to the audiobook, I made it fairly quickly through this book.
What I struggled with throughout the story, is the female main character's motivation. She wants to save her brother at all costs, even though she never ever gets even the slightest proof that he is still alive. This is just not good enough when I look at all the pain and trauma she goes through in this book in order to save her brother. At times she feels like a completely naive character who has not a clue how harsh the world is until she is thrown into it, and yet she seems to be intelligent. And these two things just do not add up for me.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood
queen_squid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Violence
cc0906's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War
veeronald'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? No
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail
bookswithkoda'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Abandonment
devinder'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
4.5
The multiple POVs are probably the biggest reasons why this book is irresistible each of the chapters changes from Laia to Elias and back and it almost always ends on a cliffhanger. Each of the plots interwoven and are is completely compelling.
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Racism and Trafficking