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jebecky's review against another edition
Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Genocide, Grief, and Death of parent
readwithsophsx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
thewickermage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War
madscientistcat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
There’s no easy fantasy escapism story here - only murky, morally gray characters caught in a losing battle on all sides. It wasn’t perfectly done, but I really appreciated seeing a very real depiction of humanity where we don’t have all the information, where we don’t magically know the right answer or find the ideal solution. We stumble in the dark and do what we can with what’s in front of us. And, all things willing, we learn from the consequences.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Child abuse
bree_h_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
kbairbooks's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
knlipke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
Is there a colonizer romance? Yes
Is this book a lovers-to-enemies trope? Also yes
Do with that information what you will
[Side note: this better stay an enemies to lovers trope or else I’m giving this review 0 stars]
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Colonisation
Moderate: Torture and War
kaylurzz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I'm so conflicted on this! There were parts and ideas I liked, and then parts not so much...
- I thought the world and magic system were interesting but why make the other world Rome? Why not another fictional place?
- The prose while beautiful at times just talked in circles and made it hard to follow.
- The time jumps were jarring and I wish we spent more time with Ruying AND Antony to see their "relationship" develop more.
Also
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
Moderate: Gun violence
bookboxbabe's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism
booksalacarte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Classism