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faehistory's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
vikart'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: Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Grief
lynxpardinus's review
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Gaslighting
nataliemosher's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol
nightmarebees's review
5.0
regardless, i was never not engaged by the story. i felt equally invested in all of the different POVs, and i genuinely cared about each of the main characters. it takes a long time for the separate plots to come together, but i found it very satisfying when they did. i kind of guessed a few plot points, but it never took me out of my immersion in the story. this is just incredibly well executed epic fantasy and i can’t be mad at it for doing what that genre is meant to do. i can’t wait to read more books in this world
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Infidelity, Sexism, and Religious bigotry
hayreading's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
selimhannah's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, Alcohol, and Colonisation
sshaw86's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
blithestbits'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: Fire/Fire injury and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and War
bisexualwentworth'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
There is definitely a slightly dissonance between the queernormativity of the world and the emphasis on heteronormative continuations of bloodlines, but it didn't bother me much.
Personally, I would recommend reading this one first. I think Priory would hit harder that way. I look forward to a reread in chronological order later down the line when the rest of the series is out, though Shannon has stated that they will all be designed to work as standalones.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
Additional content warning for childbirth.