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charlieeew's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
nightstitch96's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
If you enjoy books by Andrew Joseph White and/or Tamsyn Muir, you'll enjoy this. It's powerful and weird and full of love and finding where you belong and beautifully queer. Really enjoyed my time with this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Gun violence, and War
Minor: Xenophobia and Abortion
mals_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
This was an exceptional adult debut. METAL FROM HEAVEN is a ravenous fantasy about a class struggle revolving around a toxic, malleable natural resource that kickstarts an industrial revolution, weaving a story of the elite's insatiable hunger for more, always more, with a voracious revenge plot. Clarke's sharp writing style packs a punch, and the execution of their characters' decisions and motivations was nothing short of phenomenal. Finally, the world is affixed by a distinctive magic system focusing on a malleable natural resource that is brought to its limits, pushing forward the threat of a destructive war and mobilizing the oppressed.
METAL FROM HEAVEN checks every one of my boxes for a powerful queer political fantasy, and it rightfully left its mark on me - I hope those who need this story can find it, and find themselves in it.
METAL FROM HEAVEN checks every one of my boxes for a powerful queer political fantasy, and it rightfully left its mark on me - I hope those who need this story can find it, and find themselves in it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, War, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Xenophobia, Abortion, and Toxic friendship