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dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty
queencleo's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A dual timelines story of supernatural spiders and their silk of strange properties, of Greek myth madness, of the ambition of men.
I loved the Binding, with it's supernatural story of binding memory into books and forgotten queer love. I liked the Betrayals, with it's dark academia theme and patriarchal subversion.
The Silence Factory didn't resonate as much with me. It was enjoyable, especially Sophia's timeline of the discovery of the spiders and the ancient cult of their worship. I loved those sections of the storytelling, but there were only six diary entries of Sophia amongst pages and pages of enormously tense industrial era entrapment of Henry, and of the people of Telverton.
Desire, ambition, corruption, myth, lies, devotion, death. It's all in here, but it mostly made me feel uncomfortable as Henry doesn't realise he's being manipulated. It's unusual for me to feel relieved to finish a book, I guess that means it's a very well written book as it made me feel new emotions. I need to go and read something cute and light hearted to cleanse my palate though.
I loved the Binding, with it's supernatural story of binding memory into books and forgotten queer love. I liked the Betrayals, with it's dark academia theme and patriarchal subversion.
The Silence Factory didn't resonate as much with me. It was enjoyable, especially Sophia's timeline of the discovery of the spiders and the ancient cult of their worship. I loved those sections of the storytelling, but there were only six diary entries of Sophia amongst pages and pages of enormously tense industrial era entrapment of Henry, and of the people of Telverton.
Desire, ambition, corruption, myth, lies, devotion, death. It's all in here, but it mostly made me feel uncomfortable as Henry doesn't realise he's being manipulated. It's unusual for me to feel relieved to finish a book, I guess that means it's a very well written book as it made me feel new emotions. I need to go and read something cute and light hearted to cleanse my palate though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, and Sexual assault
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