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313 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Also, maybe I'm just oversensitive about F/F relationships rarely being afforded the same complexity as M/M or F/M ones, but the distinct handling of Kyr and Mags's identities and relationships does rub me the wrong way. Mags and Avi's relationship is consistently one of the more plot-relevant (and a bit fucked up for various reasons), and despite not being perspective characters, they each get in some brief thoughtful dialogue on their identities and realizations thereof. Kyr, on the other hand, gets some repressed subtext and
Kyr's bigotry in general felt a bit... diluted, as if the author wanted to write a deradicalization arc but didn't want to start her off as so obscenely awful that many wouldn't be interested in reading -- the point gets through, just judging from how many reviews are complaining about how unlikable she was (that is the point!), but to me it felt like a pulled punch. It's not helped by how quickly her development occurs, either, with some token resistance and lingering vestiges afterward not quite enough to make it feel truly realistic or cathartic.
Fine as a story, but falls short in its scaffolding social commentary, which is neither especially unique in concept nor exceptionally powerful in execution. Might have been better marketed as YA, though I feel some further nuance than is provided would still be expected there.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, and Grief
Minor: Animal death, Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
3.75
Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Slavery, Excrement, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Death of parent
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Murder, and Abandonment
- 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? It's complicated
2.25
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Torture, Transphobia, Vomit, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, and Pregnancy
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Addiction, Fatphobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Islamophobia, and Alcohol
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, and War
2.25
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Gun violence, Excrement, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Death and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic