A review by puttingwingsonwords
The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The first 30% of this book was hard to get through. I was not invested in the story at all and the only reason I didn’t DNF is that it was a book club pick. Then the plot actually kicked off and the writing became infinitely more engaging. There were a few more lulls where I wondered if it had really been worth not DNF-ing, but the finale was incredible. So if only for that final pay-off, I’m curious about the next book.

The pacing problems combined with occasional awkward writing make me think the main fault of this book is that it was under-edited, which is a shame.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Racial slurs for fantasy races