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cleo_wylde'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
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, and Violence
klyanovska'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, and Slavery
Moderate: Drug use, Grief, and Gun violence
Minor: Bullying and Sexual assault
nebraskanwriter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Racism, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
blakethebookeater'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? Yes
5.0
Reread Review: On a reread, this book is even more impressive. Leigh's character work is so pitch perfect, that you immediately understand each character's motivations and drive, even more so than those that popped up in the Grisha trilogy. Kaz, Inej, Jesper, Nina, Matthias, and Wylan have become so beloved over the years for a reason and revisiting this book really reminded me why so many people (including myself) came to love them in the first place. It also helps that this book's plot is tight and propulsive, no extra fat here. The pacing is full throttle, breakneck speed of plot twists so marvelous that you'd think Leigh herself is one of the Crows. This book is a modern classic and deserves its place as such.
OG Review: This book blew me away. The characters were phenomenal and the plot was almost Sanderson-style intense with the amount of insanity and character-driven emotional-wreck inducing panic. I don't know if I can really say much without spoiling. Honestly though, go pick this book up, you will DEVOUR it :D
Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Trafficking
Minor: Bullying
aerietta's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It also tells stories of overcoming that violence and trauma without diminishing the fact that damage has been done and is not wiped away forever in a state of "having recovered".
I loved the well-written and very subtle foreshadowing carefully laced throughout the story with tremendous pay-off.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Trafficking
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Vomit
Minor: Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence
Slavery, prostitution, and human trafficking are very prominent aspects of the society the story takes place in.