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madarauchiha's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
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I... didn't expect to like this so much. It was a potato chip: delicious, not that filling, but if you like the flavor then it brightens your life while it lasts. It's nothing I'd gush over to friends per se, the plot was interesting and the MC was funny and I enjoyed watching her antics.
It does suffer from a white author trying to write Black characters or characters of color. I've noticed that the characters are essentially white. They just happen to have darker skin tones. By that I mean they don't have culture or specific link to a race or ethnicity.
βͺ Hestiaβs coloring is a rich umber with yellow undertones. She wears her hair short, only about an inch from her scalp, the strands wrapping in tight coils. The lack of length shows off her gorgeous earrings, a pair of garnets encased in complicated brasswork.
βͺ The strands are the same color as my black hair, but her skin is a bit darker, more amber than my dark beige.
So the MC and a few other characters are technically characters of color. But again, they have no culture, no generational traditions passed from person to person, no communal links to each other. Beyond descriptions there's not really personalized touches, like you'd expect if a black character / character of color was portrayed as actually black / of color.
Have fun, but don't expect much in terms of personal representation if you're a Black reader or Reader of Color.
Content warnings:
minor drugs opium, manipulation, blackmail, torture, murder,
medium colonization, violence, parent death, orphaning, hanging, NSFW, slut shaming, whorephobic language,
major dogs, gambling, death, gore, murder, poison, alcohol use, body horror, murder, parental death, gore, anti sex worker sentiment, gun violence, guns,
I... didn't expect to like this so much. It was a potato chip: delicious, not that filling, but if you like the flavor then it brightens your life while it lasts. It's nothing I'd gush over to friends per se, the plot was interesting and the MC was funny and I enjoyed watching her antics.
It does suffer from a white author trying to write Black characters or characters of color. I've noticed that the characters are essentially white. They just happen to have darker skin tones. By that I mean they don't have culture or specific link to a race or ethnicity.
βͺ Hestiaβs coloring is a rich umber with yellow undertones. She wears her hair short, only about an inch from her scalp, the strands wrapping in tight coils. The lack of length shows off her gorgeous earrings, a pair of garnets encased in complicated brasswork.
βͺ The strands are the same color as my black hair, but her skin is a bit darker, more amber than my dark beige.
So the MC and a few other characters are technically characters of color. But again, they have no culture, no generational traditions passed from person to person, no communal links to each other. Beyond descriptions there's not really personalized touches, like you'd expect if a black character / character of color was portrayed as actually black / of color.
Have fun, but don't expect much in terms of personal representation if you're a Black reader or Reader of Color.
Content warnings:
minor drugs opium, manipulation, blackmail, torture, murder,
medium colonization, violence, parent death, orphaning, hanging, NSFW, slut shaming, whorephobic language,
major dogs, gambling, death, gore, murder, poison, alcohol use, body horror, murder, parental death, gore, anti sex worker sentiment, gun violence, guns,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, and Gun violence
Moderate: Colonisation, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Minor: Drug use, Torture, and Murder
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