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nestasbff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
i <u>really</u> wanted to love this like everyone else, and give it 5 stars, yet i’m just unable to.
it stared out extremely promising and i actually really liked the first 100-ish pages, but after she left the Academy it just completely lost me.
the last 150 pages were interesting <i>enough</i> that i didn’t feel like i was going to either fall asleep or DNF (also because of the way too long 30-50 page chapters), however, that’s when i really started to get irritated with Rin (the MC) and started not liking her.
my favorite character (or more like the only character i actually liked in the end) was Kitay.
on top of that, i also feel like i didn’t really fully understand the gods and the magic system. it was kind of confusing to me ngl.
the ending… well. iykyk.
overall, i don’t know how to feel, but i do want to continue with the series, as everyone seems to love it and cry by the end (and because i, as usual, bought all the books before reading the first one).
Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Death, Torture, Body horror, and War
Moderate: Addiction
kashna83's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
La ambientación es una China medieval ficticia, aunque hay eventos históricos basados en hechos reales. Hay algo de fantasía, pero es arriesgado ponerle esta etiqueta. Pongamos que tiene... rasgos fantásticos, o más bien, mitológicos.
La protagonista es Rin, una campesina huérfana que su sueño es entrar en la academia militar de Sinegard, para labrarse un futuro que no sea ser esposa o prostituta. Es fuerte, valiente y tenaz. Aunque también le mueve la venganza. Ese es un rasgo que no me suele gustar demasiado en los personajes, pero en este libro no me ha costado entender sus motivaciones como me pasa en otras novelas.
Si tuviésemos que poner una etiqueta, además de la "fantástica" sería "bélica". Hay mucha guerra, y guerra de verdad: no batallas. Guerra. Guardias eternas y solitarias, enemigos sin rostro, miedo, crueldad, y en algunos momentos, una violencia brutal.
Me ha gustado:
- La parte de Dark Academy, muy entretenida.
- Los personajes que aparecen y lo que representa cada uno de ellos.
- Como escribe Rebecca Kuang. Simple y contundente.
- Toda la crítica y reflexión sobre temas muy actuales como: la brutalidad de la guerra, la justicia, la venganza, el uso de las drogas, el colonialismo, el genocidio... No te deja indiferente.
No me ha gustado tanto:
-La parte bélica se me hace un poco larga en algunos momentos.
-Mis altísimas expectativas. El otro libro que leí de la autora es Babel, y me voló la cabeza. Y pensaba que este me gustaría más... y no. Me ha gustado, un poco menos. Pensaba que tendría más reflexión, más posicionamiento ideológico, y lo tiene... pero comparado con Babel, se queda corta.
Aun así es muy buena novela y cuando pueda leeré la 2a parte!
Graphic: Racism, Torture, Violence, War, Death, Addiction, Blood, and Hate crime
afinebordeaux's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Violence, War, Death, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture
ldod's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Genocide, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Child abuse, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Racism, Sexual harassment, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, and Drug abuse
samanthamohun's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, War, Torture, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Genocide, and Body horror
thehannahclaire's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gore, Child death, Grief, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, War, Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Body horror, and Addiction
Moderate: Self harm, Cursing, Vomit, and Classism
renorsomethin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Drug abuse, Murder, Torture, Genocide, Sexual assault, Blood, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Gore, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Self harm, Colonisation, Infertility, Cursing, Vomit, Classism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child death, Classism, Xenophobia, Animal death, and Death of parent
that_bookish_gayal's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Blood, Rape, War, Addiction, Torture, Body horror, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, and Violence
vanemar04's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Rape, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Genocide, and Sexual violence
arguhlincozzi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Classism, Racism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Torture, Violence, War, Gore, Body shaming, Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Rape, and Emotional abuse