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thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition
5.0
CW: same "it's set in the 14th century, so" as book one
Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Death of parent
riccii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Blood, and Outing
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Slavery and Pregnancy
mmefish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Witch. The word drifted across his mind. We call such women so, because we have no other name.
This one... isn't as great as "The Bear And the Nightingale".
I still love Katherine Arden's writing and the way she shapes her characters but this book feels way less... mature? The beginning is fine and the middle section is great (I was anxious the whole time) but the ending felt rushed, unnecessary and trope-ish.
What I mean by unnecessary is, for example, this:
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And by tropes I mean: Vasya is special, "plain" (so many time it's mentioned that she's ugly and not a beauty, we get it), everyone falls in love with her; Vasya is good/better at whatever; lack of communication, specifically people starting telling something and just... deciding not to (I hate it so much); the "twist" (
It read a little bit too much like YA.
Also, I'm really sick of
Overall, "The Girl in the Tower" is definitely not terrible but still feels like a letdown after such a strong first book.
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Edit: decided not to finish the series.
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Rape, Slavery, and Vomit
painausten314's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence
fatherprozac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
tmickey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent
maeverose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: War
stillbirthsaoreads'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: Confinement, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War
susannah_knox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and War
nebulasaurus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail