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cleverbaggins's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
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I don't usually rate books super badly. Usually I just assume it's not for me and move on. This is one of the few books I've read that I actively hate.
I was so excited for this book. So hopeful. The content warnings needed to be 100% more specific. It is graffic and Grim and without hope. Only a couple of the characters are likeable and they're treated horribly by the main characters.
I thought this book was going to be clever. I thought the scifi aspects, the variety of species and cultures would be explored. They weren't.
This is a book that wanted to say a lot and tried the hardest and most complicated way to do it and then what it had to say was horrible.
It's advertised as matrix and a hades/persephone retelling. What the author is missing is that the darkness in both of those has hope. Has people fighting for right. Has love and the rise of a new future. This book has none of it.
I'm actively angry. This book made my skin crawl. There was nothing explored that should've been and I regret all the people I suggested it to when they wanted more retellings. You couldnt pay me to try another of the authors works.
I was so excited for this book. So hopeful. The content warnings needed to be 100% more specific. It is graffic and Grim and without hope. Only a couple of the characters are likeable and they're treated horribly by the main characters.
I thought this book was going to be clever. I thought the scifi aspects, the variety of species and cultures would be explored. They weren't.
This is a book that wanted to say a lot and tried the hardest and most complicated way to do it and then what it had to say was horrible.
It's advertised as matrix and a hades/persephone retelling. What the author is missing is that the darkness in both of those has hope. Has people fighting for right. Has love and the rise of a new future. This book has none of it.
I'm actively angry. This book made my skin crawl. There was nothing explored that should've been and I regret all the people I suggested it to when they wanted more retellings. You couldnt pay me to try another of the authors works.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Racism, Xenophobia, War, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Misogyny
thereadingskeleton's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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? Yes
Rep: Black MC (plus many other BIPOC characters), nonbinary characters (of an alien race with different gender than humans, use xe/xyr pronouns)
Comprised of three interwoven stories and told in a nonlinear fashion, Destroyer of Light takes place on the planet Eleusis, where the remains of humanity relocated after alien conquerors destroyed Earth. The three stories build and tangle, rushing toward a confrontation that threatens to not only upend the precarious balance of Eleusian society but also destroy the planet entirely.
It’s difficult to talk too much about the plot of Destroyer of Light without potential spoilers. In my opinion, many of the plot points that a discussion would reveal are fairly easy to predict, but I don’t want to ruin anyone’s reading experience. I’ll just say that, although a lot of this book was difficult for me to read (please see the CWs), there were many things I loved. I enjoyed finding all the little nods to Greek mythology and the story of Persephone, and I found the exploration of colonization and trauma compelling.
Overall, I recommend this if you are a fan of science fiction and Greek mythology and want a book that will make you think.
Comprised of three interwoven stories and told in a nonlinear fashion, Destroyer of Light takes place on the planet Eleusis, where the remains of humanity relocated after alien conquerors destroyed Earth. The three stories build and tangle, rushing toward a confrontation that threatens to not only upend the precarious balance of Eleusian society but also destroy the planet entirely.
It’s difficult to talk too much about the plot of Destroyer of Light without potential spoilers. In my opinion, many of the plot points that a discussion would reveal are fairly easy to predict, but I don’t want to ruin anyone’s reading experience. I’ll just say that, although a lot of this book was difficult for me to read (please see the CWs), there were many things I loved. I enjoyed finding all the little nods to Greek mythology and the story of Persephone, and I found the exploration of colonization and trauma compelling.
Overall, I recommend this if you are a fan of science fiction and Greek mythology and want a book that will make you think.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Death, Blood, Gore, and Trafficking
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
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