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kingorgan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia and Medical trauma
thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content
jordyn_alexx'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
5.0
This was longer than I remembered, but that was welcome. It was certainly familiar, but there were also less finer details that I remembered than I would’ve thought. I’m happy I reread it.
I’d forgotten how endearing Death was and how nice it was to witness the start of Bitterblue and Giddon’s friendship. I found myself not quite frustrated, but wishing Bitterblue did certain things differently.
Edit: Reread April 2021
With this reread I think I was seeing things from new perspective. It's hard to understand how things have progressed within the timeframe, but at the same time, I imagine it's realistic. After reading Winterkeep, it's nice to be reminded of how things developed in this book.
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This was not my favorite of the Graceling books, but I still loved it. I connected really well with the characters and I was left wishing she'd write more.
Graphic: Suicide, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
ksykes's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Murder
Minor: Blood
dahliapyne's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Blood, and Murder
Bitterblue must unravel and deal with the abuse and manipulation of her now-deceased father. As she learns more and more of his horrible acts, it could be difficult to read for someone who is sensitive to topics of manipulation, abuse, senseless harming of others, incestuous pedophilia, or sexual assaultreadingrat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Torture
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Trafficking
lwooters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Alcohol, and War
Human and animal experimentation. Strangulation/suffocation. Mind control, overriding/alteration of will (mostly discussed/aftermath). Abuse and sexual violence, including of children, are described frankly, but not extremely actively or graphically depicted on-page.espressoreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
bencaroline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol