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osmosees'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
5.0
Probably one of the best fantasy work I have ever read. As usual, Kuang strikes true and hard, her prose incredible, poetic and gutwrenching in the best way possible.
Her stories pull at something deep inside of you and nestle there to never leave, and I welcome them with open arms.
A must read for any fantasy lover.
However, do check the trigger warnings beforehand.
This book is raw and Kuang doesn't coddle the reader. The atrocities that war inevitably brings are showed in all their horror. This is not a light read and some scenes are very graphic.
Please read the trigger warnings if you are a sensitive reader.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
tee_e'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: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
queenpebbles'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
Minor: Cursing
kaip'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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
turidt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, War, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Medical content, and Medical trauma
isabelrve'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: Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence
elly_louise'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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
dinhihihi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body horror and Genocide
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Torture and Medical trauma
rubyl28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Um… if you get triggered/ upset easily, I DO NOT recommend. All of the trigger warnings I put for extreme, because honestly, some of them aren’t that graphic, but a lot of them really are, so genuinely read at a risk. Some themes were manageable, but quite a few scenes made me feel sick.elley_14'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? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, and War