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Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Religious bigotry
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder
Graphic: Animal death, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Religious bigotry
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting
Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Religious bigotry
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Death of parent
This is not a complaint, but I struggle to understand how this is rated as fast-paced. Maybe because its a novel under 200 pages, but barely anything occurs plot-wise until the last quarter of the book.
I think this makes the authors slow-burn style incredibly rewarding. She spends a lot of time and effort detailing her worlds, fleshing out details that not only better help you understand the characters motivations but their flaws and character traits. Bazterica has mastered the art of writing a flawed main character. She displays the push and pull of selfishness vs selflessness, her works exploring what occur when either side wins out.
The Unworthy, is quite the story. There is much to enjoy: human connection and passion, bravery and sacrifice. Not only sacrifice in the religious, cult sense, but true sacrifice in the form of dying so your beloved can be free.
I particularly have to say, I enjoy the way the author wrote queer romance. It felt real, it felt strong. People may accuse the author of the
My star review is not 5 stars, because I did not find it perfect. At time the story feels obfuscated by prose. Not sure if this is an issue with reading a translated version of this book. Though I know the author tends toward the poetic rather than clarity. Sometimes, you are left putting the puzzle pieces together for what would have benefited by clarity.
Also, I’m just not really connected to religion, so I guess I had a harder time connecting for the first little while.
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War
Check all the trigger warning friends this is a dark one, but absolutely worth the read if post apocalyptic spec fic with some religious trauma is your jam.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail