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saltycoffee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Classism, Death, Medical trauma, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical content, Trafficking, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Child death, and Chronic illness
wanderonwards's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This wasn't as good as the first book for me, mostly because of the gratuitous number of deaths (many of which I felt were unnecessary) and frustratingly dense characters (I connected so many more things well before the characters themselves, which isn't necessarily bad, but I didn't feel so disappointed with character decisions in the first book). I hope this trilogy finds its stride again for the third book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, War, Gore, Murder, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Medical content, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Grief, and Medical trauma
szuum's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Confinement, Gore, Slavery, and Violence
queenmackenzie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Not sure how it’s possible, but this second book is even better than the first! It threw wide the view of the world RJ Barker created and introduced us to in The Bone Ships, adding higher stakes, weaving new politics, and slowly bringing in more myth and mystery. I’m not sure how I’ll be able to wait for e conclusion to this incredible trilogy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, and Slavery
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