A review by starlightorchestra
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

Very difficult to read as a trauma survivor but it’s an excellent book and I look forward to reading the next soon

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail