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breadwitchery'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: Violence, Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Child death, War, and Slavery
Minor: Vomit, Rape, Cursing, Child abuse, Ableism, and Pregnancy
olivia_goode'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
5.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Minor: Rape
imds'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Police brutality, Grief, Death, Child death, Trafficking, Terminal illness, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Blood, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Self harm, Homophobia, Outing, Kidnapping, and Genocide
madamenovelist'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: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, War, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Colonisation, Child death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Misogyny, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
stephaniemcuervo'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
4.75
Graphic: Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Medical trauma, Slavery, Murder, Hate crime, Grief, Torture, Death of parent, Blood, Genocide, and Death
Minor: Rape
growintogardens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Good: Muslim characters and setting that aren't often seen, okay worldbuilding, interesting ideas. Nahri and Ali's interactions really made the last 35% of the book for me.
The Okay: The ending was solid yes, but a lot of it was foreshadowed or predictable so I'm not sure why many reviews are raving about it. I disliked Ali a lot in the beginning, but I think he went through the most change in the end and I warmed up to him a bit. There's a hint of lgbtq rep. Nahri's background and beginning of the tale was interesting, far more interesting than the neverending travel chapters. Nahri was a bit of a mixed bag for me.
Bad: I disliked the "romance" and despite the length, it still felt like instaromance. I had a lot issues with Dara and liked him less as the book continued. This book dragged like no other book I've ever read. It feels like at least 80 pages could have been scrapped or edited down and it wouldn't have really changed the story. The war and the background I felt like should have been explained better.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Blood, Slavery, and War
hanz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Death, Slavery, Colonisation, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, and War
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, and Racism
poisonousdart1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Moderate: War, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Death, and Classism
Minor: Rape and Sexual harassment
kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Child death, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Death, and Fire/Fire injury