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Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Gore, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Genocide
the characterization and the setting are amazing especially but just everything about this is so so good. so well written with an amazing plot that had such a good mix of expected and unexpected. kept me absolutely hooked the whole time
i didn’t know Kuang’s whole thing was the opium wars (obviously this one but babel too) but i love how in depth the thoughts and research are on this time in history. by focusing on it they get such nuanced takes which then can be applied to the fantasy elements . the historical blends so well with the magic system too
will def be reading the sequels
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Addiction, Genocide, Sexual assault, Violence, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Colonisation, War
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood, Vomit
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic
Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Genocide, Rape, Blood, Colonisation, War
Minor: Trafficking
I admit I really struggled with the content as the story does differ some dark themes in great detail and three fact that it is loosely based on historic events really impacts on the readers emotions as the journey through the story.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism