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typedtruths's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I'd highly recommend it to fans of The Maze Runner who wanted less dystopia nonsense and more magic.
▷ Representation : Isoka (mc) is bisexual/mga & sapphic; brown lesbian love interest; deaf & mute sc; f/f side couple.
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Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Alcohol, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Lesbophobia, Vomit, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Homophobia
Minor: Classism, Sexual content, and Trafficking
➸ Trigger warnings for homophobia recounted, internalised homophobia discussed, classism, human trafficking and sex work mentioned, child abuse recounted, alcohol consumption, graphic blood, gore and injury depiction, body horror, emesis, murder of a lover (on-page), death of a friend (on-page), murder and attempted murder, torture of a child by a parent recounted, physical assault, knife and sword violence, captivity, blackmail, and animal attackcmbohn'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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, and Violence
maralaene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
There’s a bit of romance woven in, and a little bit too much of that classic main character energy with overwhelmingly unnatural skill, but the writing is wonderful and the world is absolutely fascinating. I devoured this book and couldn’t stop thinking about it.
I can’t wait to see how the world grows, learn more about the magic system, and to hear the story from Tori’s side! Perhaps she’s not quite the damsel in distress she’s portrayed to be…
✓ Dark Fantasy
✓ Ghosts and Spirits
✓ Queer representation
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Minor: Sexual harassment
vivavia'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
4.25
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical trauma, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Child death, Body horror, and Death
spacexgay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Death, Blood, and Violence
bluejayreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Kidnapping and Body horror
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Trafficking
bookbrig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Violence
jlstein'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
4.5
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Gore and Injury/Injury detail
katharine_ann's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence and Gore
Moderate: Homophobia and Ableism
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia
Minor: Child abuse and Trafficking
CW for discussion of sex trafficking, discussion of child abuse, homophobia, ableism, ableist slurs, gore, violence, major character death.