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taylorthewitch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Abandonment
Moderate: Rape
lanid's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Child death
Minor: Sexual violence, Confinement, Physical abuse, Self harm, Death, Rape, Slavery, and Suicide
brindlecat's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Suicide and Child death
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Confinement, and Kidnapping
laneys_library's review
- 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 of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Violence, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and Kidnapping
Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Rape, Torture, Slavery, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
gardens_and_dragons'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? No
4.75
It asks some very big questions about what we are as children of our parents. What is our responsibility if they have done very terrible things? it’s really hard to grapple with the fact that you yourself might not be a perpetrator of violence, but that does not mean you were exempt from the effects of the generational violence of those who came before you.
it is such a hard read, so many tears were shed. but it is very worth while to see the story of how love and forgiveness can begin healing.
Graphic: Death of parent and Child death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Rape
ellenisntcool'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
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Rape
lilifane'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
5.0
I haven't cried this much while reading for a long time. I think I didn't last a single chapter without tears.
Although I think the plot is the weakest point and the pacing is not as well done as in the first book, I still loved it a lot. Personally, I hoped we would focus on the characters and problems still present from book one and maybe a little discovering and adventuring. But it was a lot of talking instead, and then new characters were introduced who brought new problems or rather another layer of the same problems.
Still, I loved the characters with all my heart and even if we didn't see some of them as much, I was glad about every second we got. I was also impressed by how trauma and healing were discussed in the book. These were the main themes in this duology, and they were explored in a very nuanced way.
But beware of triggers. So many hard and dark and triggering topics.
Graphic: Blood, Slavery, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Confinement, Violence, Death, and Misogyny
Minor: Rape and Sexual content
anneroza'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
3.75
Moderate: Child death, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Grief, Rape, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Xenophobia, Slavery, Death of parent, Confinement, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Kidnapping
doodeedoda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Confinement, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Child death, Mental illness, Trafficking, and Child abuse
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Self harm
forgettingtofly's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Suicide, Child death, and Rape