Reviews with content warning for Transphobia - Some Desperate Glory

the audiobook narrator constantly pauses in between every phrase and I keep fixating on it and getting distracted. like, imagine: “[redacted] moaned. And at some point. He lost consciousness. And went quiet.” for the entire book. oh lordy
Kyr is an asshole and I don’t understand why she is so much more of an asshole than literally every other kid on the station even though they’ve all had the same education. arrogance from being the best?
I don’t care to know what happens next, and any “”redemption”” for Kyr will be too little too late imo. she literally
made a 12 year old girl lick dirty water off the floor to “teach her a lesson”
like what the actual fuck, I’ll never get over that
the only parts I enjoyed were the lil textbook excerpts before each part and not the actual story lol

kind of disappointing since this was one of my most anticipated releases for 2023, but I had a feeling I’d have this reaction after seeing so many meh to negative reviews. I respect the author for their commitment to this character arc but books with unlikeable main characters are really not my thing.

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If I could give this more than 5 stars, I would. An unlikable female lead, THE CHARACTER ARC, social commentary I just 😍 Reminded me a bit of Red Rising, and I would not complain if Emily Tesh wrote 20 more books in this world.

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adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Not quite 5 stars but sooooooo close. This book was an absolute ride and I adored every moment. There was a bit of a lull in the middle and I got whiplash a few times with all the changes, but ultimately this was a fantastic examination of cult mentality, facism, radicalisation and deconstruction of dangerously right-wing views. Absolutely brilliant. Will be reading more of Emily Tesh's books for sure.

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