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laurenbaggy'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: Violence, Murder, Torture, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Addiction, and Sexual assault
Minor: Slavery, Gore, Confinement, and Addiction
typedtruths's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
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Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Torture and Death
➸ Trigger warnings for attempted rape (on-page), self-injury, alcohol consumption, graphic blood and injury depiction, death and magical resurrection of a friend & brother, murder and attempted murder, torture, gun & sword violence, and loss of autonomy (magical coercion).nat20charisma's review against another edition
5.0
This book had a satisfying conclusion, but I know it’s a trilogy. I’m curious where the second book is going to take off…
Would not recommend for anyone with a history of self harm. The magic system requires users to cut themselves and use their blood.
Graphic: Blood and Self harm
Moderate: War
Minor: Rape
Attempted Rape at the beginning of the book, and a mention of an attempted rape that ended in murder. Neither is descriptive and each is short. Magic is blood magic; lots of mentions and descriptions of blood and cutting.tuhmolly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Self harm
brittknee52'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: Self harm, Death, and Blood
kwichris'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: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Physical abuse, Self harm, and Torture
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Grief, Confinement, and Classism
ndmngz's review against another edition
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Blood
read2create's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Self harm
Minor: Gore and Sexual harassment
witcheep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Fantasiamaailman rakentuminen: Magian syvempi sävy esittelee kiinnostavan ajatuksen rinnakkaismaailmoista, joissa Lontoosta on olemassa neljä eri versiota, kukin eri suhteessa magian olemukseen ja käyttöön. Eri maailmojen välillä voivat matkustaa vain vahvat, mutta harvinaiset verimaagit eli antarit. Heidän voimansa ei periinny suvussa, vaan on arvoitus, miksi jollakin henkilöllä on tämä voima. Tämä rinnakkais-Lontoiden universumi on rakennettu niin tarkasti aina taikuuden toimintaperiaatteista eri maailmojen omiin kieliin, että uskon antareista paljastuvan vielä lisää tietoa jatko-osissa.
Henkilöt: Päähenkilö Kell esitellään voimakkaana verimaagina, joka virallisten kuninkaallisten tehtäviensä ohessa tekee sivubisnestä salakuljettajana. Tähän nähden hän on kuitenkin hämmentävän hyväuskoinen ja toistuvasti kävelee vailla epäilyksiä ansoihin kuin neito hädässä.
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Slavery, and Murder
Minor: Genocide, Sexual assault, and Misogyny
willowbiblio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
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I really enjoyed the idea behind this book, but the characters and extremely heavy foreshadowing made this a very low 4 stars for me. I think the magic and the idea of disparate yet connected Londons was inspired. A lot of the plot was hinted at from the early chapters, so nothing felt truly remarkable or surprising. I can see that we're headed for a return of Holland and an unveiling of Lila as a magician. The inner dialogues could have been a lot less descriptive for all POVs.
The lore of how the cultures of each London evolved and diverged was cool. It would have been an interesting move to have this be given to the reader as interludes that were flashbacks to the historical time, setting up potential prequels with new (historical) characters. This would have been more readable than having characters either info dump to themselves or one another- this method always feels sort of forced and awkward. If they've known it their whole lives, why are they explicitly explaining it to themselves/each other now? Sure, it's for the reader's benefit, but this method makes you realize you're reading. This is a general gripe I have with authors who info dump and take the high context route.
I wanted to be more excited about the history/differences between Londons because I think the potential is there for a really engaging story, but it's hard to get up the enthusiasm when every tease spoiled what could have been major reveals.
I'm looking forward to seeing if things get a bit more complex and entertaining in the next book. Definitely also how Schwab uses the whole life-sync brand which feels like it was lifted directly from Cassandra Clare's books but I'll reserve judgment for now.
Graphic: Self harm and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault