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A review by ramiel
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual content
Imperialism is one hell of a drug. "Mild" are: the emperor is a rapist and makes a lot of threats. Some of the sexual content - such as that between the two main characters - is innocent and not excessively detailed but its there.