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directorpurry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Excrement and Blood
Minor: Suicide
knightreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Violence, Suicide, Death, Blood, and Kidnapping
creatureof_nature'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
Moderate: Blood
danajoy's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
sonatica's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really liked Bryony as a protagonist and while I think that the character of
T. Kingfisher's writing style translates beautifully into audiobooks in my opinion and the narrator did a great job in bringing it to life!
Graphic: Confinement and Blood
Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Violence, Sexual assault, Death, and Body shaming
sinoclock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Confinement
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Body horror
Minor: Suicide, Stalking, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Excrement
conina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Kidnapping
themelodyofspring'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? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Blood
alienor's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Physical abuse
Minor: Death, Sexual violence, and Death of parent
brontesauruses's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Body horror, Suicide, and Blood
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual violence
This was a really cool retelling inspired by Robin McKinley's own excellent retelling (well, one of her retellings), Rose Daughter. It definitely stands by itself, though, with its banter and uh Horrors. It would not be Kingfisher without the Horrors, but boy they sure do ramp up quickly towards the end. Like the