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Arrow's Flight by Mercedes Lackey

4 reviews

ginameix's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Murder and Blood

Minor: Abortion and Alcohol

blacksphinx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Confinement

Minor: Misogyny, Abortion, War, Toxic relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, and Xenophobia

The racial slur that gets used throughout the book is the one for the Romani people.

micheala's review against another edition

3.0

Disappointingly, I enjoyed this one much less then book 1. 

90% of the issues that occur in this book come down to refusal to communicate (which might just be my least favourite trope ever) and the other 10% is due to trusting gossip over forming your own judgement of a person. 

Honestly, if I hadn't enjoyed book 1 so much, I would have DNF'd this around the 45-50% mark, that's how annoying the refusal to communicate was. 

This also comes with some pretty hefty content warnings of thoughts of suicide, rape, death of an infant, and power imbalance (sexual relationship between mentor and mentee) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child death, and Suicide attempt

seanml's review

adventurous dark hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Mercedes is wild for this one. Arrows of the Queen, the first entry in this LONG series, was fairly simple and unassuming - it seemed like Mercedes Lackey wanted to write a happy novel about a magic girl and her magic horse. And then the sequel takes every little bizarre quirk from the first book and dials it up to eleven. There is occasional swearing of the misogynistic kind, blood, intense mental trauma, spurts of domestic violence, and sex scenes that tell you EVERYTHING, just using the vaguest language possible. Keep in mind - this is a series billed as young adult with a nicely drawn magic horse and a girl in a cape on the cover. Although it's not always the most entertaining, and the characterization isn't impeccable (It's 1987 YA fantasy), this book begrudgingly earned my respect. When the adult themes appeared out of the blue I thought they were bizarre and far too extreme, but then I realized - what better way to introduce adult concepts to children than IN a fantasy world? Where the main characters have a safe place to turn, and where things work out in the end. I'm surprised at its efficacy - especially since this book was largely talking and walking more than it was fantastical action sequences. 7.5/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Animal death, Abortion, and Misogyny