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The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

46 reviews

mayaccountant's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol and Xenophobia

valeroyeaux's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Violence and Sexual assault

anastasiamakes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Homophobia, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness

reebeee's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Murder, and Kidnapping

idreamofdragons's review

hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

This is a warm blanket of a book. Filled with courtly drama set in a fantastical world that's modeled after 17th  century sensibilities, the Goblin Emperor weaves a comforting tale of how a just ruler can change corrupt systems.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Bullying

Minor: Homophobia and Sexism

wordwilderness's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 I absolutely loved this book! It was a refreshing comfort read with complex characters and a tense plot.

Such amazing worldbuilding! I love that the world was given a unique dialect that distinguished between the upper and lower classes.

The characters were phenomenal. I don't see a lot of books that value kindness in their characters and make it a defining trait. I hope I read more like this!

5/5 stars for being such an amazing and interesting book without a depressing plot. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Racism