>> Series buddy read with Amanda!

content warnings:

Spoiler

major character death(s), grief, torture, branding, body mutilation (tongue cut out), slavery, child conscription, on-page self-harm (scratching)

★ 3.5 stars ★

Honestly, I have no recollection of previously reading this book except for the ending, so I'm just trusting my younger self's records that this is a reread. But having finished this book, I have to say that it's not all that memorable — not much happens until the last chapter or so; it's more so a lot of feelings and arguments and biding their time.

In the context of a quartet about revolution/war, though, I think it works. Just doesn't make for super exciting reading.

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CONVERSION: 9.8 / 15 = 3.5 stars

Prose: 6 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 8 / 10
Emotional Impact: 7 / 10
Development / Flow: 5 / 10
Setting: 8 / 10

Diversity & Social Themes: N/A
Intellectual Engagement: N/A
Originality / Trope Execution: 4 / 5
Rereadability: 3 / 5
Memorability: 2 / 5