stijlwaters 's review for:

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A very good read, and a really delightful magic system and world—both of which serve the overarching message of the book. Really incisive and well put together, but my only complaint is the dialogue could really stretch on. I tend to prefer a bit more show than tell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail