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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
It took me a couple days to get into this book but once I got sucked in I read most of it in one day. Tense is one word, the depiction of corruption and betrayal was visceral at times. Sometimes the one-time interludes really added to the narrative and other times distracted from our primary characters. This book involves graphic depictions of religiously motivated violence and murder, as well as state sanctioned violence- definitely check the content warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Murder, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Rape, Violence, Child death, Chronic illness, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Grief
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