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fclancy93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Of friends and of faith
Or of watching it all fall
Graphic: Death and Colonisation
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
shelbyslifer's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Colonisation
Moderate: Blood and Abandonment
alexalily'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
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Self harm, Excrement, and Vomit
thedanicaperson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gore, Slavery, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent
leaflit's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
griffinthief's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism and Suicide
theirgracegrace'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
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Pregnancy and Cultural appropriation
whailey's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Grief
strabckr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The writing was descriptive & visually engaging, the world-building was clean, the characters were solid & grounded, the plot itself was not only entertaining but held a level of believability, objectively speaking, this was a very good book, I’m just not sure that I connected with it on an emotional level.
I, myself, am a high Fantasy junkie, so I thought this book would be perfect for me. I went into it slightly blind so I was really taken along for a ride, and yet, it didn’t grip me. I wasn’t emotionally invested, and even though I liked the cast of characters, I had no connection to them (even though they had a lot of relatability). I am also someone who favors fantasy because of its magical element, and since that wasn’t a prominent factor of the book (in terms of its “fantastical-ness? I don’t know) I guess that didn’t really excite me either. It was also kind of depressing but then again, is more of a personal preference than a criticism.
I think the bottom line here is that this story just wasn’t for me, and that’s okay! not every novel is going to be made for me because there are a bajillion people on the planet, and I’m still able to recognize this story’s objective merit while also validating my subjective thoughts & feelings.
with that being said, I’m probably still going to pick up the second book, as I’m still curious to see what the story will hold as the world itself is highly intriguing & the potential is there.
P.S if you’re going into this thinking it’s going to be a sapphic romance at its core, be warned! the romance is a sub-sub-sub plot, like seriously.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault
daniellestarredpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture and Death of parent