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adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I quite enjoyed this book, despite the ways in which it feels very dated. It felt like Sauscony was at once an extremely complex character (I particularly appreciated the second act of the book, dealing with her trauma) and also weirdly one-dimensional at times, but especially with the audiobook narrator to voice her I grew to care about her. I was also of two minds about the way sex and sexual assault was treated - honestly basically every sensitive topic, I was surprised by how well it was handled while simultaneously squicked out by how it was handled. So I have complicated feelings about this, but ultimately I had a good time listening to it, so I plan to listen to the direct sequel, The Radiant Seas.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Kidnapping, Classism, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Incest, and War
Minor: Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation
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