A review by unqualified_mc
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Number 3 felt like a german childrens story.

Thought the last one would be about lesbian-soulmates finally accepting themselves without the need of others. We took a sharp turn to the left and got a Ursula-origin story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Bullying, and Kidnapping

Story 1 and 2 are the more lighthearted ones. 3 involves the most brutal and potentially triggering elements and it's mostly shocking because after the previous ones it was unexpected. 4 only has a few things that involve content warnings but much less in detail. Number 5 isn't exactly a really dark telling but still not something I'd call lighthearted.