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4.65 AVERAGE
4.65 AVERAGE
After having read Manacled, I thought maybe I’d be prepared for this - I was wrong. Somebody sedate me.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The story just wasn’t working for me
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am devasated and heartbroken! I knew exactly how this story would go but it still really got me.
I personally struggled with the world building in the beginning but once I made it through it was hard to put down (except when I needed a break).
However this is not soft or fluffy. It's dark and you should really read all content warnings before starting!
I personally struggled with the world building in the beginning but once I made it through it was hard to put down (except when I needed a break).
However this is not soft or fluffy. It's dark and you should really read all content warnings before starting!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
not a single note. This absolutely destroyed me in the best way possible
edit (again) (final one i promise): i deleted all the comments on this post. i'm sick of having the same conversation 10 times over. coming after my age and intelligence because i 1 starred your favorite fanfic is not an argument.
note to myself because my memory is bad and that is why i started Goodreads in the 1st place: marked as never reading for problematic depictions of rape, abuse, and plagiarism.
note to myself because my memory is bad and that is why i started Goodreads in the 1st place: marked as never reading for problematic depictions of rape, abuse, and plagiarism.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Dnfed at 10%
This shouldn’t have been published, let alone have a movie deal or be a best seller. Out side of its problematic origins 10% in it is one of the more upsetting books I’ve read in my life time, it’s like the author said hey let’s take the handmaids tale make it 1000+ pages, then set in a world this is reminiscent of and containing of one of magic systems in mistborn (Hemalurgy aka the one that in that book series is deemed inherently evil) and make it a romance. I’ve read dark books before but there’s normally a point, a light at the end of the tunnel but I can’t see that one here, the only thing it reminds me of is A Little Life which functions on the central thesis that some people should just end it all. The one thing I will give this book credit for its convincing me not to be charitable and not to reserve judgement in the future. It has also taught me that I should probably steer clear penguin random house, which has lead me to cancel several preorders.
This shouldn’t have been published, let alone have a movie deal or be a best seller. Out side of its problematic origins 10% in it is one of the more upsetting books I’ve read in my life time, it’s like the author said hey let’s take the handmaids tale make it 1000+ pages, then set in a world this is reminiscent of and containing of one of magic systems in mistborn (Hemalurgy aka the one that in that book series is deemed inherently evil) and make it a romance. I’ve read dark books before but there’s normally a point, a light at the end of the tunnel but I can’t see that one here, the only thing it reminds me of is A Little Life which functions on the central thesis that some people should just end it all. The one thing I will give this book credit for its convincing me not to be charitable and not to reserve judgement in the future. It has also taught me that I should probably steer clear penguin random house, which has lead me to cancel several preorders.