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paigekrug45'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
4.25
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Torture and Fire/Fire injury
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Moderate: insects, mind control, loss of a loved one Minor: sick parent, gentrificationbluejayreads's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War
Mind control, betrayalknockoffrainbow's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
bookwormbi'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
4.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder
qraveline's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Violence and Grief
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Physical abuse, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
starrysteph'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
4.5
(I received an advance reader copy of this book; this is my honest review.)
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism
bookswithlizx'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
I absolutely adored Dauntless, it was very well written and I loved the worldbuilding. I usually have a hard time keeping up with fantasies because of the worldbuilding, but I didn’t have any issues at all while reading dauntless. The world was easy to understand and the fantasy elements were all incredibly interesting, I especially loved the concept of the beasts!!
I also really liked the characters, Seri and Tsana’s relationship was so cute and I really loved that their relationship was a part of the story even though it wasn’t the main plot point. I loved Eshai as well, she’s an incredibly powerful woman and I’d honestly love to read a book just about her.
Overall, Dauntless is a very fun and quick read and I really enjoyed it.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse
bookishflower'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
4.0
- Lesbian rep
- Filipino-inspired fantasy
- star-crossed lovers
- childhood friends-to-lovers
- 'I'd let the world burn but never let it touch you' trope
This is a book I can tell will stay with me for a long time.
I think the shining star of Dauntless is without a doubt the characterisation. Both Seri and Tsana felt their age and incredibly human, with their PTSD, relationship, and coming-of-age arc handled beautifully. (I am officially a Tsana protector, if anyone says anything mean about her I am running at high speed to your location. Eshai is also very relatable, if you've ever hidden in self-preservation or felt responsible for everyone at the expense of your own welfare be prepared to cry).
The wonderful writing and world building was beautiful and completely immersive with a dark underside. The lack of a clear moral judgement or good and evil between the two people added a wonderful depth to the book too. However, this never takes over the story. The found family relationship between Seri and Eshai, Eshai and Lavit's relationship, and Tsana and Seri's lesbian romance creates the needed light and hope to balance the dark.
This was a beautiful book that deserves to get so much love!
I'm very thankful and proud to have read this book early as a part of the street team for Dauntless (all opinions are my own), and I'm very excited to be able to gush about this book with everyone on July 19th!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Classism