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Graphic: Ableism, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Dementia
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
There is a lot to follow in this book and I worried about losing track of the many characters or their importance to the story. Sometimes, there are full chapters that are told from the perspective of a side character. Initially, I was confused by this. Why would there be a heavy focus on such random, seemingly unimportant people? But I'm glad I didn't give up on trying to understand what was happening. Every single chapter makes a difference. Every single character furthers the story, no matter how small their role is.
I'm currently under the assumption that the only reason I don't fully understand the jade magic is because this was only the first book and it's meant to come into play later on. However, I would have liked just a little more explanation of that and even the way the shine drug affected those who used it. There were moments that helped me understand bits and pieces, but certain deaths left me reeling because I had no clue what the true cause was.
The political intrigue was what, shockingly, kept my attention the most. I was fascinated by the gang war and what was happening on either side to induce further violence and panic. The ranks of the Green Bones was also really interesting to me and the almost "heirarchy" within each group was equally intriguing. I even enjoyed the chapters with the lore behind the Green Bones and why certain people fell into certain roles - even down to how they approached death or destruction.
While I definitely believe this is the kind of book to read only when you're in the mood for a "thinker," I highly recommend it. I greatly look forward to seeing what comes next!
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War
Graphic: Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Trafficking, War
Minor: Rape, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis