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Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture
Graphic: Death, Violence
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Child death, Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Grief
- Those who read the first
Graphic: Death, Blood, War
Moderate: Death, Death of parent
Minor: Blood, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent
Moderate: Blood, Murder, War
Minor: Animal death, Torture
This picks up straight after the events of A Magic Steeped in Poison. I don't want to spoil that for anyone that hasn't read it so I'll keep it vague. We follow Ning as she journeys across the kingdom, not knowing who to trust or where she belongs, but determined to save it.
The second book had a different feel to the first one for me. It was darker and while it still focuses heavily on magic, it wasn't quite in the same way as the first. I guess the strong focus on Ning developing her magic in the first book was to introduce the magic system but I just the ceremonies and problem solving of the first one. This one focuses more on the threats to the kingdom and the journey taken to save it and I would have liked a blend of the two a little more.
I still really enjoyed this though. The magic and mythology are so wonderfully weaved into this story and the author does an amazing job of making you care about every character, even if they have a relatively small part. And as always, I love a good description of food in books and this book gives me that and more.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol
I did enjoy the bridge of birds reference and it made me wish there were a few more of those stories brought into the books like that.
Moderate: Death, Murder, War
Minor: Torture
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail