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A Dark Queen Rises by Ashok K. Banker

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madarauchiha's review

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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It took three hours to finish, but felt more like four and a half. Incredibly long, kind lagged in some places, very entertaining, graphic but in an over the top horror movie eay. The pace was pretty slow but it's more because there is a huge cast to it. I was grossed out by the breastfeeding fetish(?) thing. You can absolutely tell a cis man wrote this lol

I was a little disappointed that the main characters from from first book didnt feature too much. I had expected a straight continuation. It's not a bad thing that it wasn't. I'd rather the story move on rather than linger especially because if the slow pacing. don't expect a conclusion. This is at least a three parter, as far as I can tell.

At times it did feel a little cheesy and like a b movie? I chalk it up to Bollywood flavored storytelling. It did make me skip a few scenes, like the Colosseum, just because I wanted to know what was happening with other characters.

I am interested in seeing how this concludes, but I'll wait until I know the series is finished before diving back in.

Content warnings:

minor: slavery, animal stillbirth, sexual violence, rape, domestic abuse, poisons, child death, death, 

medium: animal death, body horror, child death, death, disease, drugs, insects, marital infidelity, murder, paranoia, parasites, self harm, sexual harassment, sexual violence, snakes, unsanitary

major: ageism, animal cruelty, animal death, arson, body horror, breastfeeding, cannibalism, casteism, child abuse, child death, child soldiers, colonization, confinement, death, demolition, domestic abuse, elder abuse, fire, genocide, gore, house fires, misogyny, murder, prisons, torture, unreality, unsanitary, violence, wars

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