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prosenheim's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Xenophobia, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Mental illness, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Confinement
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Blood
booksthatburn's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Death
Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide
teri_b's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- 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
This is one of the most intricately woven Science Fiction Fantasy story that I have come across in a long time.
The world building is meticulous and exceedingly well done.
With Tremaine we have a female main character that is different in many ways, and always intriguing to spend time with.
And then there is Ile-Rien, Tremaine's home world that is on the brink of collapse, respectively being invaded by a seemingly undefeatable enemy and a group of unlikely people come together, all in the need to find some answers.
The world building is meticulous and exceedingly well done.
With Tremaine we have a female main character that is different in many ways, and always intriguing to spend time with.
And then there is Ile-Rien, Tremaine's home world that is on the brink of collapse, respectively being invaded by a seemingly undefeatable enemy and a group of unlikely people come together, all in the need to find some answers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
mleiv's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Gets more interesting about halfway through. The main character’s persona was undefined and unexplained for quite a while, and that made her pretty boring. Looking forward to the next books.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
rosemary_for_remembrance's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A fun fantasy with a nice multiple-worlds culture clash setup and some satisfying dungeon crawling. I haven't read any of the other Ile-Rien books, dunno if that makes a difference. I particularly liked the use of language barriers early on in the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
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