Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender

3 reviews

bibliosaurier's review against another edition

4.75

it needed that extra spark to be a five star read, and admittedly the pacing and plot weren't flawless but it made me feel all the feelings and i fell in love with the characters (especially callum) so here we are

+ two trans characters and a polycule?? i need more of that in my fantasy books

i also agree with a lot of people i've seen saying this is more NA than YA (it's still apprioriate for YA readers, but i also think it could have been even better if it wasn't)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Classism

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

vagaybond's review

adventurous

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Murder, Torture, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Violence, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Abandonment, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, and Sexual assault

caseythereader's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

Thanks to Pride Book Tours for the free copy of this book.

 - The world Kacen Callender has built in INFINITY ALCHEMIST is one of the best YA fantasy settings I’ve seen in a long time. It’s complex without being overly complicated, and explores hard topics alongside some really cool visuals.
- This book gets deep into classism, racism and power the way the best fantasy books can: it’s parallel to our world, but not didactic.
- I love how deeply queerness is woven into this book. The main characters are a trans boy and a person who shifts gender and pronouns at will, and it’s done in a way that I can’t imagine the book featuring any other characters. Plus - and I won’t give total spoilers here, but - fans of the love story in IRON WIDOW will also want to check out INFINITY ALCHEMIST. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Animal death, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault