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leweylibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Quotes:
- We aren't all that different from the Llacsans.
We'd just won. (88) - That's unfair. I didn't (I personally( mistreat the Llacsans. It's not like I'd have been cruel to my nanny. I cared for her. I gave some of my money to the homeless Llacsans I saw in La Ciudad--and that was (I after) the revolt. After my parents died and I lost everyone and everything.
But an unbidden image assaults my mind. A memory long tucked away and witnessed by a younger version of myself. Llacsans protesting, blocking roads, and walking off their hard-labor jobs. No one could travel anywhere or buy anything because of their demonstrations around the city.
They wanted better pay.
...That picture of the protest hovers in my head, and I can't escape it. I try to imagine what it must have been like living under an Illustrian queen.
"I didn't create the system–-I was born into it," I say at last. It feels like a fair thing to say. (125) - That's when it hits me.
I'm no longer angry with (I all) of them. Just Atoc and Sarja, and for very specific reasons. Not because they're Llacsans, but because they're corrupt. My realization feels important somehow. (169) - "None of your promises have been kept--we are not safe, we are not equal, we are not free. We've exchanged one tyrant for another. (178)
- "It's their souls that are trapped inside the Estrella. It's our people you want to use, Condesa. Just like your ancestors before you." (204)
- My admiration for El Lobo has risen, sure and study like the sun , ever since he tried to save Ana and the Illustrians. his actions help the people of Inkasisa. He wears a mask- like I do. I can't help but respect his courage and conviction. I wish I could do more, like he's actually able to. To have the freedom to come and go throughout La Ciudad and even the castillo, working toward the betterment of everyone and Inkasisa. (232)
- The Llacsans revolted because of our mistreatment. So whose fault is it really that my parents are dead? How many of (I their ( parents died as we neglected them for centuries? (248)
- Inkasisa is home the thousands of indigenous people, and Illustrians came in 400 years earlier and turned everything on its head.
Before us, they'd built fortresses and roads, had armies and used the stars to navigate.
The stars. We claimed the stars for our own. (257)
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Grief, Xenophobia, War, Classism, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent and Drug abuse
saskiajva's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
sarah_speaks'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
3.25
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Murder, Racism, War, Animal death, Addiction, Colonisation, and Drug abuse
Minor: Death of parent
emliza's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Moderate: Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Blood, and Colonisation
Minor: Xenophobia, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Death of parent, and Physical abuse
libbylou905's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
The only reason it didn't get 5 stars is because it was a little slow for a while there.
Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Blood, Torture, Classism, Death of parent, War, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use
mengzhenreads'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, and Torture
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, and Drug abuse
sallenreads'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
Moderate: Blood, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Colonisation, Death, and Drug abuse
toshita's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.5
“He really wants to eradicate all of our traditions, our way of life, our culture”
Graphic: Addiction, Racism, and Torture
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia
plumpaperbacks's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The story was based on Bolivian politics and history, full of Bolivian culture, and that did appeal to me. I’m not qualified to say more about this specific aspect in a critical sense, as I’m not Bolivian, but I did like it.
I also, despite some initial doubt, ended up quite liking the characters, from important ones like Ximena and Rumi to those on the sidelines like Suyana, Tamaya, and Juan Carlos. Though it took me some time to warm up to them, I can’t deny that they’re all very well-written and complex. The stars of
the show, contrarily, were Ximena’s woven critters. They were cute and feisty and I loved them. I would like a wool sloth to hug and a wool llama to spit wool balls at people that annoy me, please.
Moving on, I never expected to like the romance. I appreciated the slow burn and tension, being the hopeless romantic that I am, but the reviewer in me questioned its necessity. That is, until some secrets were revealed and the chemistry between the two characters rose off the freaking charts. Cute stolen kisses and banter are my favorite things to read, among other things, and in the final chapters, I’m happy to say that both were abundant.
The ending was slightly predictable in some ways, but still surprised me in plenty of others. I’m satisfied with how Ibañez wrapped up the story, and I definitely think they’ve got potential for future books. I trust in that enough to read Woven in Moonlight’s companion when it releases, even though it follows someone that ended up being one of my least favorite characters. In the meantime, I’ll be staring at the beautiful book covers and daydreaming of wool sloths. As you do.
Representation
- full Latinx cast
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Pedophilia, and Animal death
katt's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Blood and Death
Minor: Drug abuse