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jwells's review against another edition
Having gone to philosophy grad school, I laughed at and liked the idea of philosophy student villains. It's all too plausible that they could prioritize Ideas over people.
I did feel like there were a ton of minor characters, who were difficult to keep straight and perhaps not all necessary. As long as Aradne wasn't edited out though; she was fantastic.
Graphic: Homophobia
Minor: Torture
crystalisreading's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Classism, Transphobia, Violence, and Slavery
Minor: Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Torture, and Trafficking
cait'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
3.0
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Death, Dysphoria, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Ableism, Biphobia, War, Racism, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Grief, Homophobia, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Cursing, Sexism, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Religious bigotry, Violence, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia
buttermellow'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? No
4.0
Moderate: Sexual violence, Murder, Slavery, Confinement, Homophobia, Torture, Xenophobia, and Violence
Minor: Misogyny
helen's review against another edition
3.0
The author didn’t make me care about the intrigue plot, and didn’t really deliver on the fake relationship or soldier/spy tropes, but I cared about Dami and Varazda and their soft romance, which was full of lightness and tenderness.
I appreciated the fact that Varazda’s non-binary-ness is unrelated to the fact that he’s a eunuch. And that both things were handled with sensitivity and not fetishized.
Other thoughts: the anachronistic dialogue didn’t really work for me and it could’ve done with a map.
Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Xenophobia