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dizie_lizie's review against another edition
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Gun violence
kndavis's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, and Trafficking
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
northernzephyr's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, and Rape
rorikae's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
'Destroyer of Light' by Jennifer Marie Brissett is an engaging science fiction story that utilizes three different plots to explore a world where the Earth has been destroyed.
The story weaves between three different stories: one which follows a young girl kidnapped from her family and her home, the second tells of an adult woman with special powers who is trying to rise beyond her relationship with a warlord, and the third follows twin brothers searching for a missing young boy.
Brissett weaves together these three tales to explore a future where Earth has been destroyed and humanity now lives on a planet with the aliens that formerly conquered them. Through the three shifting stories, we are given a glimpse at different aspects of the world and how they all connect to one another. This slowly expands the world through the realities of the main characters as we also come to care about them as individuals. As the stories progress, they begin to connect more and more to each other until the full scope of the overarching plot is realized.
Despite the relatively short nature of the book, it is clear that Brissett has fully fleshed out the world behind it. I would love to read more in this world, even if it with completely new characters or takes place on a different planet.
The story weaves between three different stories: one which follows a young girl kidnapped from her family and her home, the second tells of an adult woman with special powers who is trying to rise beyond her relationship with a warlord, and the third follows twin brothers searching for a missing young boy.
Brissett weaves together these three tales to explore a future where Earth has been destroyed and humanity now lives on a planet with the aliens that formerly conquered them. Through the three shifting stories, we are given a glimpse at different aspects of the world and how they all connect to one another. This slowly expands the world through the realities of the main characters as we also come to care about them as individuals. As the stories progress, they begin to connect more and more to each other until the full scope of the overarching plot is realized.
Despite the relatively short nature of the book, it is clear that Brissett has fully fleshed out the world behind it. I would love to read more in this world, even if it with completely new characters or takes place on a different planet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence
grey_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Child death
laurareads87's review against another edition
I'm not going to give this one a rating as I've stopped reading around the 50% point. There is a lot that I love about this book thusfar -- the worldbuilding is intricate and compelling, the multiple points of view are distinct and each interesting in their own way, the plot is moving at a good pace and keeping me interested, and the writing is stunning. I would absolutely read more of Jennifer Marie Brissett's work based on what I've read of this book. The reason that I am not finishing the book I'm going to put behind spoiler tags -- it contains no plot spoilers but it relates to the content warning on the book + I recognize not everyone will want to read it. The repeated scenes of sexual violence are just not something I can read right now -- I will note that I read adult fiction exclusively and absolutely read content warning provided so did expect some content related to this; however, I was not prepared for how graphic it would be, and in particular for repeated graphic scenes of sexual assault committed against children. For the sake of my own well-being, I have to put this one down for now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, and Violence
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