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ramunepocky's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
3.5
The concept and world building was definitely interesting, and I enjoyed the spin on the Arthurian legends. I enjoyed that the book was told in two different perspectives and periods of time, Art from the time his father dies and becomes a reluctant king, showing him coming into his own and learning how to be king and the consequences of that, and Red, a young Godschild desperate to be a knight and for her revenge. I knew that some big event would happen at the end by the countdown of "18 years ago" "two months ago", etc, which also did a good job of showing the passing time and the two different periods coming together, though I hadnt quite predicted what that event would be. I did predict the "twist" though of who Red truly was esp since it was paralled between her and Art. I really enjoyed the queernormative world and the array of queer characters, my favourite of whom was Garad!! Asides from them and a fondness for Art, I didnt really find myself connecting to any characters strongly, which is always a strange experience when reading as I usually get attached to everyone. There was also an unneccessary amount of sex scenes that I just skipped as they didnt add anything to the story and ruined my immersive into the story. I have an ARC of the sequel that Im looking forward to reading, but I genuinely think the story wrapped itself up well, even if its technically a cliffhanger.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Sexual content, and Drug use
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Rape and Infidelity
the rape is just mentioned and not on screen
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