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pitsny'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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Violence
thepurplebookwyrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
So book two was fine as well.
Character work-wise: I got a smidge of character development, I'll give it that. With Jezal (
Theming-wise: still nothing to report... beyond 'baby's first steps into nihilism' levels of: 'life is meaningless beyond the friends we made along the way' type stuff I find profoundly uninspiring and, honestly, pretty tedious at this point.
World-building-wise: eh, we got a bit of background lore in this one, sure, but it still wasn't anything to really write home about.
Plot and structure-wise: book two was a little tighter, I guess. But then it also pulled a twisty twist towards its end I found more juvenile than anything else. Or I mean... it stank of D&D style 'subversion for subversion's sake', and I'm just not about that. Although, honestly: I wasn't exactly upset by this either, because I just... did not care. 😂
Whatever. It was fine, like I said, and I'll see the trilogy through.
PS: I guess I kinda like Glokta and Ardee's relationship.
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
jos400's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual content
downtowndaly'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: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
lydiasbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Rape
drdash'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
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
sydneyo_0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I feel like I've learned a lot in this book but I still have no idea what will happen next. I'm eager to learn and excited to continue on. I'm looking forward to finishing this trilogy and I am sure that the last book will be the best of the three. I think I'm being realistic about this prediction.
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War
dangermom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Slavery
mitskimonday'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
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War
Minor: Sexual assault
da3m0nic'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
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism