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surdiablo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- 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
3.0
Ah yes, the children's book with cannibalism that I have always wanted to read!
Well not really, the book is much more wholesome than that. It's a well written teen / children's story with the right amount of horror, humor and happiness. We got a minor mage who barely knows any spells but quite likeable, with a cute snarky armadillo as a sidekick. The story follows their adventure to bring back rain to their village and the scary encounters they face along the way. I don't necessarily think its unsuitable for children but I can see how some concepts would make people frown(view spoiler) but hey, there's definitely books scarier than this out there, like Coraline. The banter was pretty good and story itself was alright, albeit a bit slow in the beginning. I believe kids can read this without being traumatized for life :D
Well not really, the book is much more wholesome than that. It's a well written teen / children's story with the right amount of horror, humor and happiness. We got a minor mage who barely knows any spells but quite likeable, with a cute snarky armadillo as a sidekick. The story follows their adventure to bring back rain to their village and the scary encounters they face along the way. I don't necessarily think its unsuitable for children but I can see how some concepts would make people frown(view spoiler) but hey, there's definitely books scarier than this out there, like Coraline. The banter was pretty good and story itself was alright, albeit a bit slow in the beginning. I believe kids can read this without being traumatized for life :D
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and Body horror
Minor: Child abuse and Bullying
rainstormdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Body horror
Minor: Blood, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Torture
Nonhuman creatures (ghuls) that eat people, references to a serial killer who targets little girls (with the implication that he does various worse things to them before killing them), fights in which people die, bandits who kill people and hold people for ransom, a magician who makes bone harps from murdered people
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