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abicaro17's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Ok I love the premise of this book!! A morally gray Indiana Jones type and a straight laced archeologist fall in love while fleeing armed looters with a grudge. This book is funny but just dark enough graphically to be more adult than ya. I also love how the plot unfolds at a more natural point. I however have issues with the narration and the motivation. The audible narrator uses an accent for Candace that throw me off so bad. It's awful and takes me right out if the story. I also think the treasure wasn't explained well. I thought the treasure was the pyramid but it's not??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gore, Death of parent, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Racism, Stalking, Violence, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Blood
tostita's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
This book is nonstop action, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it did not balance that action with much in the way of character building. I found that, without knowing and caring about the characters, I didn’t care that much whether they lived or died during the action scenes. It was easy to get distracted and zone out while listening to the audiobook and I ended up rewinding frequently to figure out what I missed. Also, the title character’s mouthy banter at times went beyond “witty” into “irritating” and, on a couple occasions, borderline offensive. Even so, I still might give the next in the series a try, as this is so different from any of the other sapphic fiction I’ve encountered.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Racism
Minor: Slavery
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