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camyantis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Blood, War, and Violence
Moderate: Death and Alcohol
Minor: Misogyny, Cursing, and Sexism
treblemakeranna'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
3.5
Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Homophobia, Cursing, Vomit, and Torture
kaaaaaaaa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.75
Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual assault
Minor: Infidelity and Racism
compulsory heterosexualityladyzbyrd's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Cursing, and Death
tabea1409's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexism, Gaslighting, Classism, Genocide, Gore, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, War, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Blood, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence
strange_abalone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Lesbophobia, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Body horror, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and War
gpfot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, War, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Sexual violence, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Hate crime, Kidnapping, and Murder
spatterson7's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, War, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Child death
anupammahadeo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
And of course, rounding out some of my criticism is the concept of a “mating bond” which, in conjunction with the smattering of smutty sex scenes in this series, kind of just felt icky when choice and freedom to love are themes Maas tries to discuss.
There’s a lot wrong with the logic of the narrative, the characters themselves, the pacing and sequence of cliches at the end of the book to possibly be discussed - but yet this was a relatively enjoyable read.
All of these problems are there with a deepish reading, but on a semi-superficial reading of this book, I found the characters to be interesting if a little cartoonish, and enjoyed learning about the world that Maas dreamed to life in these pages. There may be some problematic themes or writing, and sure the book does not hold up to criticism from either a literary or fantasy POV, but I couldn’t help but still overall enjoy reading this.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence and Cursing
stellastidbits's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Classism, Torture, Body horror, Murder, War, Genocide, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment