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hailstorm3812'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: Death, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Slavery, and Police brutality
Minor: Rape and Transphobia
chiv888'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
Moderate: Racism and Death of parent
Minor: Police brutality
m4rtt4'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
The world-building was quite poorly done, it took me ages to understand how the magical system works. There were so many words in Welsh that weren't translated, even Welsh creatures whose appearances still remain a mystery to me. There were too many fighting scenes for my taste, and I'm not sensitive to violence or injuries — I just don't give a fuck about who hit whom and when and how. Neither did I like the romantic aspects of the story; why must every female YA protagonist always have a love interest? Also I was promised a (boarding) school setting, but everything academic was slowly disposed of as the plot thickened :(
Positive aspects of the book would be its natural diversity in characters, the existence of Selwyn (my favourite character <3) and the subplot about Rootcraft and Bree's family history. I really wish the book had focused more on that, based on the short scenes I am already way more interested in Rootcraft than I ever could be in King Arthur and his knights' descendants. Applause to Deonn for creating such an original fantasy experience, I find it so unfortunate I wasn't able to enjoy it. I really wanted to :(
(tbh I have no idea why I listened through the whole 18 hours despite thinking about DNFing literally every half an hour. guess I really had my hopes up for nothing..)
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Car accident
lucual20'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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Car accident
Minor: Vomit and Police brutality
hailslynn'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
evieolive'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: Racism, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder
brookey8888'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
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
penofpossibilities's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Slavery, Police brutality, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape and Transphobia
hearth_hobbit'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Police brutality, Car accident, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
mypatronusisajedi'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
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Racism, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Police brutality and Pregnancy