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daphnehumming's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Torture
Minor: Sexual violence
shishirin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
candelibri's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Grief
lapis's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
But it's long, painful, and relevant (despite being written quite a while ago). It's really hard to read as a result!
Please read it, but exercise caution.
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Sexual Assault:jella's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault
betweentheshelves'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
4.0
While you can read this book without reading the previous two (I think), there's nuggets of backstory you'll miss. This book really draws all 3 together. I loved being able to see Bitterblue's journey play out, and I was honestly hooked until the end.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Blood
Minor: Kidnapping
radreadswithrachel's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Dementia, and Trafficking
kettijane55's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Suicide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
ailsaod's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Ultimately this book is a mystery set in a fantasy world and in the first half the questions just keep on piling up until it feels like there is no possible way to answer them all! Then some of the mysteries begin to be revealed and oh boy it gets more intense from there.
Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Most of the content warnings refer to past events, some of which are elaborated on in flashback scenesannaluzia'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
4.0
*edit 10.04.2021:
I have no idea how to rate this book, to be honest. Plotwise and in terms of being an adventure and entertaining it falls flat compared to Fire and Graceling, but the character work is brilliant and I love love love the way she looks at a kingdom that had just suffered from tyranny, memory loss and no clue as to what the truth is. After studying the dictatorships in Latin America I feel like there are so many things I can now understand way better. The search for truth, for the disappeared, not knowing how to look forward, the power of art.
I think that this book is really impactful in a lot of ways, but it won't be for anyone. Also love the bits of self-reflection of the author in her notes and acknowledgements, it shows growth and I really respect her for that, and her writing.
Be aware of trigger warnings though, this is not an easy book! (not AS bad as I'm putting them, but it's primarily about the characters working through their traumas)
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism