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ajparmentier's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I could hardly put this book down! Even though it turned out being a little different from what I expected. The adventuring party feels very DND and 90's fantasy, intentionally so, and reading this book feels like picking up a book from another time. The author does a good job looking at the tropes of the time and complicating them. I feel like this approach works very well with the main themes of morality and personhood of the book. I was not expecting for the book to switch perspective so much between the different characters, but it worked well and it was fascinating to compare the different characters. I was a little sad that we didn't have as much perspective from Nth as the book went on, but you can't have everything. This book has the typical sex and violence you would expect from a book of this genre of fantasy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking, Animal death, and Murder
Minor: Bullying and Kidnapping
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