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espiargrant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
One issue I had with this book was that it kept the reader in the dark about certain things for too long to really have a sense of what to care about. I also felt that the ending was extremely rushed, and I wish that Tristan had had more development. He was absent too often and when he was present, he didn't have much agency in the story, which dampened the romance for me.
That said, this was still a fun, magical story with a cute queer romance, and I'm glad I read it.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Murder, War, and Classism
Moderate: Homophobia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Drug use
ninjamuse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Slavery, Torture, Medical content, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
archcon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
As someone interested in WWI, I enjoyed the clear parallels and the interesting new aspects added to the familiar parts.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use
ticktock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and War
spacecurl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Death of parent
llyrian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Murder
therainbowshelf'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Classism
maryellen'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Death of parent, Murder, and War
story_goblin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and War
The main character is a war veteran who works at a veteran's hospital working with patients exhibiting symptoms similar to what we would call PTSD. He can "see" an "infection" inside them with magic powers he has to hide because all "witches" are sent to insane asylums. He ran away from home because all mages born into rich families that have powers other than controlling storms are forcibly bonded to a "storm-singer" and used as back-up batteries/treated as inferior. In addition to the general medical content of him working in a hospital, there are several moments when it's discussed in the news that a veteran killed innocent people around him. The main character sees this first hand once. They also towards the end visit one of the insane asylums.