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audenspence's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Rape
linnylionheart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Animal death, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Sexism, Body shaming, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Miscarriage, Body horror, and Confinement
Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Infertility
Minor: Kidnapping and Slavery
catherinedsharp'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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Classism, Child death, Homophobia, Animal death, War, Blood, Grief, Incest, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy, Torture, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
trinidad_gondi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Sexual violence, Death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Incest, Blood, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Death of parent, and War
spatterson7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, Animal death, Suicide, and Incest
Minor: Miscarriage
elessahr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, War, and Murder
Moderate: Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Incest, Rape, and Torture
inlibrisveritas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The dragons deserved better though
Graphic: Violence, War, Child death, Gore, and Incest
Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape
diedaahh's review
4.0
Other than that is the worldbuilding truly something else. The sheer amount of characters, motives, betrayal, political shenanigans and details is nothing short of impressive.
The book stopped being engaging to me after
I'd recommend this book to readers who like high fantasy + dragons, don't mind telling over showing along with sparse dialogue and enjoy being a fly on the wall listening to the most dysfunctional family in Westeros
Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, War, and Child death
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Colonisation, Confinement, Torture, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicide and Toxic relationship
roznn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Genocide, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Child death, Infertility, Torture, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Racism
hkuhlman7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
1. History-book fans who are jaded from actual history and want something a little spicy. With dragons. And incest.
2. ASOIAF nerds. Like totally-and-utterly-enslaved-by-Westeros-and-George RR Martin-level nerds.
That’s it. If you’re an ASOIAF fan there is a completely reasonable chance this book will bore you and not feel worth your while by the end. If you’re a HOTD fan (at the time of writing, season 1 has aired in full but season 2 hasn’t begun airing) and need to know what happens next, buy this book but just read the Dance portion. Maybe try out the other parts but don’t anticipate being enraptured.
Martin is an incredible writer, and I imagine this book was particularly fun for him to write. Evidently more-so than Winds. A fictional history book is an original and compelling concept. But I was only relatively captivated throughout.
Moderate: Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, War, Death, Sexual assault, and Abortion