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anni_swanilda'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: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child death
rhm04'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: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Kidnapping
bookcaptivated'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, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, and Classism
mcz_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Death of parent
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and War
Minor: Vomit
paperbrownies'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
- m|f
- black mc, ace sc, and a diverse casting of poc characters, minor disability rep
what other names do you call raybearer and why is it amazing and stunning and as cg drews says a 'ray of excellence'? bc it managed to evoke so many feelings in less than 400 pages (am in awe, honestly) and had me sticking to the edge of my seat in anticipation for what was about to happen next throughout the course of the book. THAT in my opinion is the best feeling ever!!!
it has one of the most unique storylines ive read in a book with the most beautiful world building (it is intricate and felt so very real), descriptions, lores and setting, that i could not help but greedily devour the words and want for more!!
the characters were amazing!! i love my ace king, dayo and as for the mc, i have so much love and respect for tarisai, she is strong, determined and a TOTAL badass!!
i cannot recommend this book highly enough!! ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
cw: violence, child abuse, attempted murder, drugging, manipulation, gaslighting, on-page death, references to police violence, death of children, vomit.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Vomit, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Drug use and Murder
nutmegandpumpkin'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
The cast of characters is not only diverse in skin color / ethnicity but also in sexualities, religion, and physical appearance. For instance, there is a character that is asexual, characters that have crushed on both female and male characters, a blind character, and a character that wears a headscarf.
Only thing about the book that was meh: sometimes it was a bit frustrating and had me rolling my eyes and yelling at the characters at some points for not noticing certain things that felt very obvious (however this happened only a couple of times and wasn’t enough for me to doc the rating).
Would definitely recommend!!
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
bookishbette'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Death
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, and Pregnancy
wrenxavier'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
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
ember_eyes_are_for_tigers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The characters were so wonderfully written, although I wish we had know more of Tarisai’s found family, you could tell the love and respect she has for them.
Raybearer’s first part is rather slow compared to the remainder of the book, where the pace begins speeding up and doesn’t seem to stop, but, I didn’t find myself minding.
It was such a phenomenal read and I can’t wait to read the sequel to the book.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Colonisation
Moderate: Misogyny, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Suicide, Torture, Vomit, and War
juph'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
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child death, Blood, Vomit, and Grief