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ellekhupe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Racial slurs, and Grief
notthatlibrarian's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Kidnapping, and Mental illness
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Infidelity
pinecone43's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Ahhh! Another great, adventure and thrill packed book by this author. I loved the characters of Ajean and Zues the most. I loved how driven Joan was. I loved all the love in the book, from unrequited, to romamtic, familial, and friendships. Strong female characters in this book as well. I did find a few lines to pair body fat with something negative/in a negative context. Fairly subtle or maybe im "over reaching" but i swear once you start to see this trend ( in all forms of media, literature etc) it really sticks out! Also, the scene where the rogaru has more center stage fell a little flat for me and had me a little disengaged the way it was described, reminded me of this anime or something for some reason. Anyway, that was just a slight feeling. Still overall amazing book.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, and Kidnapping
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Vomit
thevietvegan's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I just finished this and I didn't really like it e it was well written, I just don't feel like I enjoyed the plot very much. It was spooky and that was kind of tense and cool, but I feel like plot devices kept cropping up conveniently and there were a lot of unresolved issues. The antagonist felt too omnipotent to be triumphed so easily.
I did like the allegory of what effect Christianity has on Indigenous communities though, it's not often I see the dominant religion be painted so villainously (maybe I just haven't read enough books that do that, now that I say it out loud I feel like maybe its a lot more common in literature than I think)
I did like the allegory of what effect Christianity has on Indigenous communities though, it's not often I see the dominant religion be painted so villainously (maybe I just haven't read enough books that do that, now that I say it out loud I feel like maybe its a lot more common in literature than I think)
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Homophobia
Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Racism
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