volleyworm 's review for:

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

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I did nit know what to expect in this book and yet I still NEVER saw the ending
Was a bit slow at first but it got better the longer you read it, overall it was really good and am scared to read the final book 😅

I was flabbergasted when we found out Cook was Laia’s mom like I was beyond shocked, and my heart broke a lil bit when she finally told Laia she loved her but then was ready to die 🤧🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail