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crystalisreading's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
tense
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia, Classism, Transphobia, Violence, and Slavery
Minor: Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Torture, and Trafficking
toobendy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Very, very cool. The romance was great and so was the action (not the sexy kind but that now that I'm on it yes that was great too)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Murder
helen's review against another edition
3.0
Meh. Not sure I’ll carry on with the series.
The author didn’t make me care about the intrigue plot, and didn’t really deliver on the fake relationship or soldier/spy tropes, but I cared about Dami and Varazda and their soft romance, which was full of lightness and tenderness.
I appreciated the fact that Varazda’s non-binary-ness is unrelated to the fact that he’s a eunuch. And that both things were handled with sensitivity and not fetishized.
Other thoughts: the anachronistic dialogue didn’t really work for me and it could’ve done with a map.
The author didn’t make me care about the intrigue plot, and didn’t really deliver on the fake relationship or soldier/spy tropes, but I cared about Dami and Varazda and their soft romance, which was full of lightness and tenderness.
I appreciated the fact that Varazda’s non-binary-ness is unrelated to the fact that he’s a eunuch. And that both things were handled with sensitivity and not fetishized.
Other thoughts: the anachronistic dialogue didn’t really work for me and it could’ve done with a map.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Xenophobia
pharyngeals's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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? Yes
4.5
nione and damiskos are wlw/mlm solidarity
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Slavery, Transphobia, and Xenophobia
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