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kennyleigh1999's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
We come along on Hessa’s journey as she learns the inner workings of the gods and what makes them so powerful. As she learns more about her own goddess, Eang, she begins to question the goddess’ power.
Ultimately, Hessa will have to decide whether to trust in Eang’s power, or submit to something far more powerful.
Minor: Murder, Gore, Violence, Child death, Grief, and Blood
teri_b'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
The discussion around beliefs and religions is overall well done.
However, the main character is too steeped into remorse and feeling guilty, specially at the beginning and her obsessing about this that and the other without any physical basis is, well, what it is, and I simply do not think that characters feeling guilt ever makes a good story and luckily, the character eventually breaks away from it.
Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Murder
walkie_check's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Self harm
Moderate: Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Racism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Self harm, War, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Minor: Colonisation, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Religious bigotry
akatrinaschu's review
- 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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Slavery, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Trafficking, War, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual violence
anntharai'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: Animal death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, War, Violence, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Torture, Sexism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault
The self harm tag refers to ritual bloodletting, but self administered and could well be upsetting for some readers.ka_ke's review against another edition
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Violence
forthesanityof1'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: Blood, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death
Self harm warning is only for instances of the characters hurting themselves for sacrifice (slitting their palms, pricking their fingers, etc). Animal death is only for moments where an animal is sacrificed to a god.previouslyunread'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Rape, and Murder
onceuponabookcase's review
- 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? No
3.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, and Slavery
Description of corpses, description of wounds, animal sacrifice,