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octopus_farmer's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I surprisingly did not expect the book to expand beyond the attack on the regional office. It was nice if really, really meditative - don’t try to read it all in one day, though you’ll want to. I really liked Sarah and Rose and I’m still kinda mad they didn’t ditch the office altogether and live together somehow . I also liked the horror of Sarah’s arm growing her new body but the awful experience of losing that arm to begin with was gutting. Good writing, I guess. Just unexpected.
It kinda felt like a satire or unraveling of magical girl animes or chosen one narratives, with the emphasis on only recruiting girls, and I’m not sure what to think of how the book handled the topic. Rose’s rage was the best part of that, as well as the awful explanation of the Oracles’ origins.
It kinda felt like a satire or unraveling of magical girl animes or chosen one narratives, with the emphasis on only recruiting girls, and I’m not sure what to think of how the book handled the topic. Rose’s rage was the best part of that, as well as the awful explanation of the Oracles’ origins.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Physical abuse
Minor: Bullying
Is bullying someone about their mechanical arm body shaming?
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