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lovefromhannah's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Move aside Throne of Glass, Elizabeth May is in town.
To Cage A God combines high fantasy with all of your dark romantasy desires. Told in multiple perspectives, it combines deities and political fantasy as our characters gear up to begin their rebellion against their oppressors. The characters are written well and flip tropes on their heads from the beginning (the quiet protagonist doesn't cower away and the louder character is more than their snarky one-liners and has layers to their character). It is clear that May took great care when creating these characters and the world.
I've seen criticism of the title being misleading. However, without giving too much away, the 'caging gods' aspect is a fresh take on the deity trope. I hope you give this novel the chance it deserves.
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thank you to the publisher for gifting me a free arc. all opinions and words are my own.
To Cage A God combines high fantasy with all of your dark romantasy desires. Told in multiple perspectives, it combines deities and political fantasy as our characters gear up to begin their rebellion against their oppressors. The characters are written well and flip tropes on their heads from the beginning (the quiet protagonist doesn't cower away and the louder character is more than their snarky one-liners and has layers to their character). It is clear that May took great care when creating these characters and the world.
I've seen criticism of the title being misleading. However, without giving too much away, the 'caging gods' aspect is a fresh take on the deity trope. I hope you give this novel the chance it deserves.
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thank you to the publisher for gifting me a free arc. all opinions and words are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Ableism, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Gore
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