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chloeschapters's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
samusc's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Pros:
- Soraya's motivations make sense. She is a touch starved isolated teenager, which makes her an easy target for manipulation.
- I love the design for Parvaneh, but maybe I'm just a sucker for powerful Sapphic women with wings.
- I really connected with how Bashardoust describes Soraya's crush on Laleh as a child. Soraya is a lovely bi/pan protagonist.
- This book handles that archetype of an antagonist claiming that the hero is just like them really well.
I'm genuinely surprised, but thankful, that Tahmineh is not killed during the conclusion . I like how much the story relied on a mothers' choices impacting the trajectory of the current story.
Cons:
- Other reviewers have noticed this as well, that being the pacing in the beginning is a bit slow. It took me some time (a few days) to get invested into this story, but once I was, it was highly enjoyable.
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Blood
herk's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood
Minor: Animal death and Torture
reading_between_the_trees's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
In a sea of patriarchal fantasy and heteronormative romance, this book was a breath of fresh air. Everything about it was feminist in the best way. The female bi protagonist drove the story with her flaws center stage right next to her self-reckoning and strength. But her moments of weakness were just as exquisitely written. It is just so hard to put the perfection of this book into words. Where is the sequel? I need more of Bashardoust's writing.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Torture
eternalparadox's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror and Confinement
Moderate: Violence and Blood
Minor: Gore, Torture, and Kidnapping
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Grief
iviarelle's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I got pulled back, forth, and in every other direction by this story, in a good way. The main character's decisions could be seen as quite flip-flop-y, if you really don't like that kind of behaviour, but I saw it as learning the game of manipulation as she went, myself.
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Blood