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adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I enjoyed this story very much! As fantasy goes, it’s very quick to read and accessible. The idea isn’t all that original and the story is pretty predictable, though a fun journey. The character development and plot seemed like young adult but I wouldn’t at all consider this YA. The female characters are pretty two dimensional and the depictions of r*pe (more than one) and inc*st were totally unnecessary. It’s also treated like a common beating or mugging by the author after it happens to one of the characters which seemed disingenuous and like it was the easiest trauma the author could think of to happen to a young female character. I plan to read the others but I’m not expecting to love the stories.
Graphic: Xenophobia, Rape, Incest, and Religious bigotry
errie's review
Violent misogyny, gratuitous rape and sexual assault, and horrifically racist depictions of the villains made this book utterly unreadable.
Graphic: Incest, Violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia
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