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sheiksleopardthong's review
- 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
5.0
When I first started reading this series I asked my husband (who'd just finished it) "Is there magic?" And his response was "Uh, depends on your definition of magic." I wasn't very satisfied with that answer.
Well, now I have to suck up my pride and admit I'm satisfied with that answer.
I don't even have words to describe my love for this series, these characters, this world. This book makes me want to write. It makes me believe in trim.
I cannot wait for the final book. But Seth did something so few authors do, which is let the story rest. Give us a breather. I'm so so content with the end of The Tyrant. I'm excited for the next book. But I'm not acutely dying for it. Maybe Baru &co won't get a break (we'll find out!) But we get one, and Seth gets one.
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Body horror, Classism, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Colonisation, Grief, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Drug use
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Alcohol, Cursing, and Cannibalism
Minor: Forced institutionalization
aileron's review
- 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, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Colonisation, War, Xenophobia, Cancer, Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Animal death, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
Minor: Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia
beebalm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I don't know how he did it, but Seth has clearly done his research, used beta readers, etc to capture all kinds of queerness and how that interacts with the Empire.
So glad to see
Graphic: Torture, Colonisation, Body horror, Lesbophobia, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
bearpolar's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cancer and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Torture, and Homophobia
Minor: Medical content
lipstickitotheman'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
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Transphobia, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Violence, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Colonisation, Drug use, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Trafficking, and War