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blacksphinx'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Torture, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Gun violence, and Blood
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, War, Forced institutionalization, and Ableism
Minor: Confinement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry
Homophobic slur. A character is called a pedophile once based on their physical appearance.cb1984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The threat of the architects was interesting too, mainly due to the unknowable motive behind their attacks. And the setup for the rest of the series was good fun.
I did think that some of the characters apart from Idris and Solace could have done with having a bit more of a journey, but to be honest that could easily happen in future books.
Overall, excellent characters, good plot, interesting universe, intriguing setup. Will read the others.
Moderate: Death
Minor: Genocide and War
bethmalena'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? No
4.0
Graphic: Torture, War, Death, Xenophobia, Gore, and Murder
bluejayreads's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Racism, Genocide, Body horror, Ableism, and Blood
Minor: Slavery, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Gore, and Confinement
Unrealitytheaceofpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Death, Violence, Torture, Ableism, and War
iono'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
4.75
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical content, Slavery, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia
Minor: Ableism, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture
mar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Ableism, Violence, Death, War, and Blood
Minor: Torture, Lesbophobia, and Slavery
magis1105'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? No
4.5
After 50 years of war that humans barely made it out of, the new world still is fighting the same political issues. Worse still they still defend the right to practice slavery using lame excuses that those who are modified have a duty- they are not considered human enough.
Division on made-up moral or "naturalist" standards plays a big role in the social construct. And it's very hard to get over that.
The characters are fighting their own monsters- be it discrimination, or post-traumatic stress from the past war among a few other personal demons.
We have a found family setting, the personal growth, I was deeply moved by the characters and their circumstances- definitely have good fighting and [political intrigues. The con side - the romance or attempts at it were meh.
But overall I really liked it. I will continue the series as soon as possible.
Full review can be found https://bunkerofbooks05.wixsite.com/bunker-of-books/post/shards-of-earth
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and War
aulandez'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
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia
Minor: Religious bigotry
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