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ceryswilliams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder and Body horror
Moderate: Confinement, Terminal illness, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Grief
achingallover's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Slavery, Blood, Death, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, Genocide, Chronic illness, Violence, and Terminal illness
ritte_e's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Critique:
Personally, I wasn't too fond of the narrator voice, too snarky for my taste and keeping track of all the characters and titles might have been easier if their given names were used more frequently to describe them.
I'm not sure yet what to make of the other main character, Harrow, but I'm sure I'll find out in the next book.
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Slavery
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Classism, and Confinement
Minor: Religious bigotry
phantomdoodler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, and Body horror
Minor: Colonisation, War, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Child death
abbyschalupa'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: Body horror, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Gore, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Cannibalism, Self harm, Abandonment, Medical content, and Torture
mads_reads_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Death
Moderate: Grief, Ableism, Confinement, Death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Cannibalism, Genocide, Gore, Cancer, Child abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, and Child death
Minor: Medical content, Excrement, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Suicide
boxofdelights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Murder, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
storykath's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Gideon was a fantastic narrator, funny and flawed and truly unique. She's chaotic and hilarious!
This book took me a while to get through, and I think that's partly due to my brain being picky about reading, but also partly because of how gory and tense things got in the story. I couldn't always stomach it for multiple chapters at a time. Between the injuries and the sometimes-dense plot, this was a book I had to tackle in smallish chunks. That being said, I'm starting the sequel right away so I don't forget any important plot points.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Genocide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content
anntharai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It’s funny, dark, and genuinely entertaining.
Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Blood, War, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Violence, Slavery, Murder, Death, Classism, Child abuse, and Cancer