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aardwyrm's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I thought the Unspoken Name was so very much itself (and so very much my jam) as to have reached the apex of itself, but this one is somehow better. Something about the transition from very young characters written with a fond wisdom transitioning to extremely tired middle aged characters? The perfect touch to bring home this world that is every memory of middle school dungeons and dragons and luridly painted fantasy novels from *the grown up section of the library* rendered with flawless craft and perfect character work. The pacing is absolutely unique, and I swear this book has like eight different climaxes. It's plot progression is an EKG. I love everyone in this bar.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Toxic relationship
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