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caia_in_wonderland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
When you meet him he is a savage, brutal, uncaring, ruthless kid, only thirteen, which kind of boggles the mind. But, I guess it is the Broken Empire and there are explanations and manipulations but there’s still a lot of violence that felt a bit too gratuitous and less mentions to rape would have tasted much better, still we end up realising everything has a reason, somewhat.
The plot is solid, sometimes leading places you would never guess, which makes it surprising and fun, but then gore, again. It’s the authors choice I guess.
The writing is pretty good, but both plot and writing in the author’s Book of the Ancestor trilogy are far superior, which is one of the reasons for my rating too.
The ending was not bad, not too much of a cliffhanger, just enough for you to know what’s what and making clear that he will be likely a bit older on the next book but his aim the same. How he will get there? Well I want to find out.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
Minor: Rape
m3gan0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault and Torture
Minor: Rape and Cannibalism
A lot of people die, often horribly but the camera doesn't linger.voxelbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol
alientalkshow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Rape
areaderheart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
kayla_134's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Child death, Torture, and Blood
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Rape