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readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment
abarnakwn_ourcolourfulpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
leaflit'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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
brynalexa's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Sexism, Torture, and Toxic relationship
scrubsandbooks'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
4.0
Much like the first book, there were a number of different POVs but the quantity of different people were scaled down in comparison to the first. As a matter of fact, I think going back and rereading the first might make more sense now after reading this one and knowing who are or were the key players, either those who make it into this book or died in book one. I'm completely invested in seeing this through to the end.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death and Suicide
Minor: Confinement and Alcohol
karcitis'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
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Torture and Classism
rat_girly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I loved the development of most of the relationships: Priya & Sima, Bhumika & Jeevan, Ahiranyi vs others, and most of all - Rao & Aditya. Queer, boyhood crush vibes. I found Malini and Priya’s relationship to be heavily out of balance, especially given the coloniser/colonised dynamic, but I think that is the point and will hopefully be rectified in book 3.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death and Confinement
holyschmitz'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? It's complicated
4.75
Themes: the impact of imperialism and war, religion, challenging misogyny and xenophobia within the context of the world, the cost of power and secrets, sapphic romance, complicated characters
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism