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dealingwithdragons's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Cancer, Blood, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Medical content, War, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Outing, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
3.0
This book was recommended on booktok, and I love stories incorporating mythologies from different cultures, so I decided to give it a shot...but honestly it fell a bit short for me. The premise was interesting and I enjoyed the beginning, but the middle and end of the story lost me a bit. There were a lot of characters and families and backstories that I had trouble keeping track of (though I know that’s partly because I was listening to the audiobook rather than reading it). For the most part, I liked Nahri and Ali as characters, but the prejudices and feuds between all the different groups became frustrating and tiring to read. Booktok recommended this as having enemies-to-lovers trope, but I’m still honestly not sure which couple it’s supposed to be (I’m hoping for Nahri/Ali because I didn’t like the other guy). I assume it’s developed more in the other books in this series. The book held my attention just enough for me to get through this book, but I don’t know if I’ll finish the rest of the series.
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the general vibe):This is only the first book I’m the trilogy, so of course the ending isn’t a neat wrap-up, and it’s definitely not happy.
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the general vibe):
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Xenophobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Genocide, and Death
Minor: Cursing and Rape
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