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The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett

9 reviews

medea_jade's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

First off, graphic audio is awesome. So much fun to listen to.

I read this when it first came out and loved it. Second time around the plot is still exciting and it’s still worth a read, but I would warn that the author is very clearly a bit toxic. Men behave in a way that is very obviously sexual harassment but that’s brushed off as harassment. A lot of stock is put in the virginity and purity of female characters. There’s a lot of boys will be boys type thinking that just doesn’t fly anymore.

The main female character is gang raped as her first sexual experience. A few days later she seeks to make it better by immediately having sex with someone else. Throughout the books she and the people around her seem to be deeply focused on her sexuality. I feel like the author’s sexism is showing constantly.

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kamikazefooby's review

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adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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weltengaengerin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The world is dark and fantastic and I can't wait to see what happens next. It's a slow burn in the beginning with lengthy introduction to 3 great characters. That takes time but I loved the relationship this built between reader and character.

There could occassionally be a little more show not tell. e. g. one character hast to constantly rebuke male attention that's above and beyond fun and she just has very little feelings about a roadtrip where a man constantly tries to push her for sex she doesn't want. Like surely she must feel something here. Show, don't tell.

Same with another character that has a very hard lot in life and we never feel a lot of his emotions.

That said, the book is also a typical "women written by men" story and also the main point why I deduct 1.5 stars. Like, big big big SPOILERS ahead

A woman who is 27 and kept her virgonity gets raped on the road by bandits and a few days later she actively wants to have sex with someone ... how is that realistic? With her trauma she should not want to be touched at all

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lunamond's review

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adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

I would have loved this book for it's beautiful and intricate Worldbuilding, but the ending was ruined by [TW: SA]

an abysmal portrayal of SA. Specifically the sole female mc is raped and then falls "in love" with the guy she meet immediatly after the SA and has at most known him for a couple of days.

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