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lotten4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Blood
olafsl0stcarrot'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Body horror
Minor: War and Death of parent
lucy_shanners's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Torture, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
sssssoup's review
- 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: Gore, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Blood, and Torture
Moderate: Death, Cursing, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, War, Death of parent, and Genocide
oliverreeds'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
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, and Racism
ceresper'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
Moderate: Kidnapping and Torture
abby_shupe'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
The budding tension between Ayla and Crier was just amazing. Their entire dynamic, the dual POVs, and the glorious world building continued to amaze me on how well they were pulled off.
I definitely think Iron Heart is the better of the duology, just because there are so many moments in Criers War where I didn’t get enough i information (yet), to piece everything together. In Iron Heart, almost everything blended together well and left me satisfied.
I love that a lot of the main characters in the story are good or bad, they’re both. Getting the opportunity to read so many character arcs, especially Aylas, and following along as they find their footing was pure gold.
I will say, those shades are FUCKING CREEPY!! I can’t remember the last time I’ve read something as horrifying as what Varela was describing the rotting, black veined, zombie-like corpse people. Absolutely harrowing and had me on the edge of my seat every time a person had come across one.
One of my favorite elements in the novel was Crier’s continued remembrance of queer stories. She kept thinking back to ones including a prince and a male commoner, and of course the one of Winter and her lover. It was a great touch on the author’s behalf, and really added a lot to the story.
The epilogue was done really well, I truly loved everything about this novel.
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Minor: Vomit
golden_like_dior'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
Moderate: Abandonment, War, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Death
recycled_personalities's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Racism
Minor: Ableism and Adult/minor relationship
starccato'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
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Abandonment, Self harm, and Alcohol