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gothicmoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
not five stars because nina's story doesn't really connect with nikolai and zoya's. it just feels like two books smashed together, and even though i was interested in both, the cuts were annoying. i didn't want to put nikolai's story down nor nina's once i got back into it, but together they were disconnected. it doesn't help that nikolai's story branches into two later and the three stories just get in each other's way.
nina is bi
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, and Pregnancy
queenmackenzie'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
4.75
‘Ravka was his first love, an infatuation that has begun in his lonely boyhood and that had only deepened with age. Whatever it demanded, he knew he would give.’
‘For a moment, Nina had stood alone with death on the docks, two weary travellers, long time companions.’
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Body horror, Violence, and Blood
fairytaleriots's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage
kait_sixcrowsbooks'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
- Bi MC
- Characters of color
- Disabled side character
As I said on Twitter: I haven’t read the original Grisha trilogy, and I don’t plan to. It’s been over a year since I re-read Six of Crows. No thoughts, only vibes.
In all seriousness, I was really interested in seeing where all the subplots went. When it comes to books with multiple POVs, especially when they take on their own plots, I usually fall into the habit of favoring one or two over the other(s). With King of Scars, though, I find myself simply speeding through each chapter because I wanted to see where everything went. I cared about all of them equally — well, okay, maybe I have a bit of a bias towards Nina, but she’s a Dreg. She’ll always come first. It was really interesting to see all the character development for everyone (especially Zoya, wow!), and even though the lore behind the Saints and Grisha was...confusing, at first...I found myself being sucked into that, too.
I will say that I thought the ending, even without reading the trilogy, was kinda goofy.
Graphic: Addiction and Grief
Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Religious bigotry
kaylamoran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, and Medical content
emmagrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
laurenleigh'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
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Blood
emmeline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Sexual violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Grief
aviery'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Blood, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and Pregnancy
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking