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sunsetcity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Classism, Torture, Gaslighting, and Sexism
laguerrelewis'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual content, and Sexism
Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, and War
melissarose02's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Child death, Sexism, and Racism
carissa230'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? No
5.0
The book follows three main characters. The world is made up of Orogene, people that can feel the earth and help to quell shakes or create them, guardians that work to control the orogene, and those with no powers. The ones with power are unwanted, and feared by those that do not have the power.
Damaya is an orogene, a guardian has just show up to take her to a training facility where she can be controlled. Better to be controlled and used than to be killed for your powers. Damaya is going to learn to control her power, and use it to help get the planet through a new season.
Syenite has achieved her 6th ring, proving she has some power. She has been assigned to conceive a child with Alabaster, a 10 ring. They should produce a powerful child. While they are working on conceiving a child (neither of them enjoy the procreation), they are going on a quest to save a village. They will be forced to work together to save the town.
Essun's son has just been brutally murdered his father. Essun had kept her childrens powers a secret, but he must have seen something he shouldn't and killed the little one to try and control the situation. Her daughter is missing and Essun is on a mission to save her daughter before her father finds out her secret as well.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Minor: Sexism