Reviews

The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

kiti227's review against another edition

2.0

Wonderful idea, wonderful setup, poor execution. Either cut down half of the pointless stuff, or make the faint story outlines presented as plot here into full stories with about three times as much book.

imgunnagetyou's review against another edition

4.75

wow what an interesting book

cassie_b's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

witch_dagger's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

badbadwolf's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Vomit, War, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Violence, Confinement, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

willow1113's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-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? No

4.5

iane_reads's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-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: Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Blood, Violence, Murder, Ableism, Death, Gaslighting, and Slavery

Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Child death, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Confinement, Transphobia, Trafficking, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Bullying, Vomit, Animal death, Sexual content, Excrement, Abortion, Genocide, and Domestic abuse

rampaginglibrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

darincmu's review against another edition

Very slow moving and wasn't too compelling.

riekahei's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0