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laurajeangrace's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Grief and War
bluejayreads's review
I didn't finish this book, but it's really not the book's fault. I went through a string of DNF books, and when this one turned out to be somewhat interesting I was thrilled. The world was interesting and I was intrigued by the magic system. But the protagonists' erratic, abusive, manipulative father was difficult to read about, and as things kept getting worse and worse for them I found that I couldn't keep reading. It's rare that trigger content is the reason I stop reading a book, but even though I did actually want to know how it ended, the depictions of abuse and the protagonists' reactions to it were way too real. MAJOR trigger warning on this one for abuse, emotional abuse, and manipulation from a parent.
Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death
Minor: Murder, Blood, War, and Death of parent
Manipulation, forced marriage-like situation, death of partner
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