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brittbabbles's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I enjoyed this book, but it started so slow. There were several triggers right up front that made it hard to get through and really didn't add to the story. The world was unique, and the magic was interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Racial slurs and Rape
mylibrarycardworeout's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I really enjoyed the premise and the idea of this book. It was unique and it had a lot to give, keeping me interested and reading. But I felt that it was incredibly long. My copy was 660 pages which I felt was just unnecessarily long. There were a lot of time jumps to fill in gaps - gaps that have could have been filled in other ways. And some of the time jumps just felt like they weren't entirely necessary to be as long as they were. It was a lot of rehashing the same thing over and over - giving the different POVs of the same situation. But it wasn't so long and dragging that it didn't keep my interested. But I did feel that easily 200 pages could have been cut off this book.
As for the story itself, it was interesting and I felt that it was unique. It was a dark book, with quite a lot of violence scenes, so something to keep in mind. But the story itself, the premise of it all and all of it was interesting.
Character development was kind of simple and I felt that sometimes the characters weren't realistic. Marlow who was one of the main character was supposed to be 8 in this book and he was very advanced for his age I felt. And then there were moments that I was kind of confused who the main character was as it kept jumping between all the characters.
Overall it was interesting, and I believe there will be a second book. I am torn on reading the second book because this one overall did end kind of neatly but, depending on how long the next one is, I may give it a go just to have that one part of the story that is left unfinished finished.
As for the story itself, it was interesting and I felt that it was unique. It was a dark book, with quite a lot of violence scenes, so something to keep in mind. But the story itself, the premise of it all and all of it was interesting.
Character development was kind of simple and I felt that sometimes the characters weren't realistic. Marlow who was one of the main character was supposed to be 8 in this book and he was very advanced for his age I felt. And then there were moments that I was kind of confused who the main character was as it kept jumping between all the characters.
Overall it was interesting, and I believe there will be a second book. I am torn on reading the second book because this one overall did end kind of neatly but, depending on how long the next one is, I may give it a go just to have that one part of the story that is left unfinished finished.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
fate_of_ansley's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use and Cannibalism
maregred's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality
Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking