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hedyharper's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Racism, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Misogyny
aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is one of those early young adult fantasies that can be traced as a predecessor to current day well known ya fantasies and sf. I really enjoyed it. It reminds me of other fantasy books that would have been contemporaneous with it i.e. The Lioness Quartet by Tamara Pierce or Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede. The only thing that didn't work for me has a bit slower pacing than I prefer, but that is pretty common for books of this era.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Violence, and Racism
Minor: Death of parent and Death
f18's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, War, Violence, Drug use, and Blood
Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
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