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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Classism
Moderate: Pedophilia, Slavery
Minor: Drug use
mye heftig world-building, men jeg er intrigued og henger på
An overly verbose writing style makes things way more complicated than they should be.
The world the characters inhabit is complex enough without having to wade through page after page of exploration on minor details.
The world the characters inhabit is complex enough without having to wade through page after page of exploration on minor details.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I don’t even know what I’m doing anymore
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Slavery
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
In my review of volume 1 I said that this series would benefit by being chronological. I was so, so right. Volume 2 is much better, largely because it starts at the beginning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism
Oooh, volume 2 is much better than the previous one. For one thing, the protagonist gets extracted from his useless gang of slum dogs and placed into the black market, thus giving him better company and ways to improve himself. Not that Riki manages to grow up much anyway, refinement and personal improvement seem to glide off this mongrel like water off a duck's back.
The real treat for me was the appearance of Katze and Raoul, though we are yet to see all that much about them so far. Together with Iason, they form my sacred and most beloved trio and every time they are on the page I am happy. Speaking of sacred and most beloved... Holy Gods Iason Mink! He was so alluring and captivating in the animated version, but frak me, he is a million times better in the novel. This version of Iason is tremendous, he is like the center of the earth, like the gravity pulling everyone and everything to him. He's a fucking god, in all his cruel, cold, manipulative, disdainful, perfection personified glory. Because I know where he is going, seeing him like this in the early stages is an absolute treat and it just heightens the drama.
The real treat for me was the appearance of Katze and Raoul, though we are yet to see all that much about them so far. Together with Iason, they form my sacred and most beloved trio and every time they are on the page I am happy. Speaking of sacred and most beloved... Holy Gods Iason Mink! He was so alluring and captivating in the animated version, but frak me, he is a million times better in the novel. This version of Iason is tremendous, he is like the center of the earth, like the gravity pulling everyone and everything to him. He's a fucking god, in all his cruel, cold, manipulative, disdainful, perfection personified glory. Because I know where he is going, seeing him like this in the early stages is an absolute treat and it just heightens the drama.
Ahhhh now we're getting into the groove, but now... I must also find the next volume. Immediately.