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bethmalena's review
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
This is proof that I won’t automatically love all sci fi written by queer women. This felt like literal torture porn in places, which is not my thing. I also didn’t find it had a satisfying narrative build or arc to it… it seemed to climax around the middle and then just kind of follow miserably onward to set up conditions for the series… but there’s very little motivating me to read more books in this universe. And don’t get me started on the use of “fish” in place of “penis”…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Rape
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