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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
I'm giving this a 4 because I love the premise of the series, and I hope that Bardugo can pull it off with the final novel. There are SO many interesting things going on, and I think she can recapture the balance of the first book, answer the big questions, and actually explore power, class, racism, sexism, colonialism, and violence in academia.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
I feel more attached to the characters in this book than in the previous one, and I love the feel-good camaraderie. I love the discoveries, and the scene in which the main group are forcefully made to see each others' past was super cool and well done. And I will also say that I enjoyed the ending of this book a lot more too. The necessary questions that needed answering in this book were answered and yet still left us wondering for more but not in a disappointing way, but an exciting way. The ending made me worried, then joyful and smiling, and then thrilled at a fun action scene that gets us ready for the next book. Very good sequel overall and am excited for when the next book comes out.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Blood, Vomit
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Slavery, Vomit
Leigh Bardugo's writing style is so enrapturing and I had an incredibly hard time putting this red down when I needed to do productive tasks.
I loved this story a lot!! My only complaint was that the romance aspect felt a bit out of nowhere and forced. Otherwise, brilliant all around.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent
Graphic: Violence, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Rape, Slavery, Vomit
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Vomit