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heather_freshparchment's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Vomit, Infertility, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Murder
Minor: Domestic abuse
elaby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Death, Adult/minor relationship, War, Pregnancy, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, Confinement, Slavery, Abandonment, Grief, Kidnapping, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism
rainbowbrarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, Misogyny, Slavery, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
careinthelibrary'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
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, War, Violence, Ableism, Death, Sexual violence, and Blood
Moderate: Pregnancy, Animal death, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity
lauramcc7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Rape, Child death, Domestic abuse, Slavery, and Sexual content
strawbeb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The reason why I don’t give 5 stars is because the characterizations were sometimes messy and unstable. In the beginning, it’s explained that Ragnvald is not too bright, but then he quickly turns out to be one the smartest characters in the entire book, even moreso than the characters we’re told have years more experience than him. And as for Svanhilda,
Other than the slightly off-personality changes, the book was a good read and I recommend it for anyone curious.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Misogyny, and Incest
Minor: Child death
TW: for several romanticized adult/minor relationships and a sexualized relationship between a stepmother and her stepson. Rape and slavery are also mentioned in the story and are treated as unsettlingly casual.