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A review by bucketsjen
This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Most of this author's works are "cozy". This is not cozy. At all.
Enjoyable, well written, excellent use of appropriate story mechanics and tropes... although I do wish that the badass main character had a chance to be badass on the page a bit more. Somewhat spoilery explanation:We're told how good of a fighter she is, then she loses her first two fights and spends a chunk of the book perpetually injured. I'd rather have seen her be a badass than be told she totally is even though she's struggling constantly.
The writing style is eloquent but clear; I enjoyed it and want to try other works by this author.
Spicy level: present but low. There is one sex scene that's fairly detailed, but vanilla.
The relationships and the story develop, but it still ends on a cliffhanger and the next book hasn't been written yet. I didn't know this was intended as a trilogy until I was about 3/4 through this book (learned via a TikTok update from the author about her writing schedule)... SOB. Because I desperately need to know what happens to these lesbians (and to the rest of the world, I guess).
Enjoyable, well written, excellent use of appropriate story mechanics and tropes... although I do wish that the badass main character had a chance to be badass on the page a bit more. Somewhat spoilery explanation:
The writing style is eloquent but clear; I enjoyed it and want to try other works by this author.
Spicy level: present but low. There is one sex scene that's fairly detailed, but vanilla.
The relationships and the story develop, but it still ends on a cliffhanger and the next book hasn't been written yet. I didn't know this was intended as a trilogy until I was about 3/4 through this book (learned via a TikTok update from the author about her writing schedule)... SOB. Because I desperately need to know what happens to these lesbians (and to the rest of the world, I guess).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence
Moderate: Sexual content