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An absolutely heart wrenching book focusing on the power dynamics of a flawed world. Set in a safe haven with a rotting core, the book explores themes of power over minorities and women, women in academia, morality, and classism as Sciona uncovers the truth of her whole world.
“I’m starting to understand how ridiculous it is to demand civility when the world is so disgustingly uncivil.”
Sciona is not a “good” person, but struggles with her pride and morality as the absolute horror of her world becomes clear. I loved how the book not only showed how men had used women as stepping stones, but how in the process, it was a cascading effect as women turned on Kwen and each other.
I could go all day with quotes and praises about this book. I don’t mark many books as 5 star reads, but this one was definitely one of them.
“Kwen were dangerous when it meant tightening control over Tiranish women. Tiranish women were damsels when it meant tightening control over Kwen.”
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Genocide, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Cannibalism
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism
Moderate: Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Colonisation, Classism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Death of parent
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault
Would read again, but I'm going to need a minute.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual violence
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, War
Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, War
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Classism
Moderate: Sexual assault
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Grief, Murder
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Classism
Minor: Genocide, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment