Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Battle Magic by Tamora Pierce

2 reviews

quasinaut's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Briar, Rosethorn, and Evvy find themselves in a fraught political situation that turns into a devastating war. I loved spending time with these characters and getting their individual perspectives. Plus, we were introduced to some delightful supporting characters (Parahan, Luvo, and Jimut, to name a few).

There were definitely elements that didn't get fully fleshed out, or that I thought would play a bigger part than they did, or that resolved too quickly. It felt like maybe Tamora Pierce struggled with figuring out whether she was writing for kids, teens, or adults -- or perhaps there just needed to be tighter editing for consistency. 

All in all, some of my favorite character interactions and world building, with some issues around pacing and tone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Medical content, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

art_and_anna's review

adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

there were some continuity issues with the will of the empress but that can be explained by the end. 
I love all three of our main characters! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail