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imlfox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse and Miscarriage
Minor: War
aileron's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Sexism
Moderate: Infidelity, Self harm, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Rape, and Pregnancy
aliyachaudhry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: War
edey_books'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
4.25
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault and War
carodonahue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
bookhoe1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Vomit
Minor: Sexual violence
torturedreadersdept'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
5.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail
annakh16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death, Pregnancy, and War
emilie_anine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Generally doesn’t lean particularly heavily into dark topics, which was refreshing.lillelow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
As I was reading, the pages flew by and I felt very immersed in the story. But as I put the book down I didn’t really find myself reaching for it again, so it took me surprisingly long to get through it. Don’t get me wrong, disrupting and unexpected things happen that made me want to continue, but the pacing didn’t change very much: Something happened, then something else, and something else… and it’s not entirely clear where things were heading, so we’re mainly going along for the ride. That’s all right and well, but but maybe I would have hoped for a bit more intensity and higher stakes, all the while it was still interesting and well narrated.
The first couple of chapters gripped me off the bat, then I found myself a bit bored with the slightly dragged out (quite cliché but still well written) romance, before things stepped up a bit in intrigue and pace towards the last third of the book.
I would have liked to see certain people suffer a bit more at the hands of Morgan, but it was truly refreshing and empowering to see her grow into her own power. I enjoyed her as a fleshed out protagonist and the people she chose to place her trust in. I found the empowerment of women to be masterfully woven into this setting of formal courts and malign kings without making it into something overly feminist and unbelievable for the time period in which the story takes place.
Looking forward to reading the follow-up!
★★★★+
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abortion, War, and Classism