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A review by soupwitch86
These Violent Delights by Victoria Namkung
2.0
Meh. Was not very impressed. It touched upon heavy topics, mainly statutory rape, older men having relationships with underage girls, men using their power over girls/women to get away with whatever they want. All very relevant.
My two main issues with the novel for me was
1. One of the characters in the novel were half-Korean, but other than that, I think everyone was white. Would have loved to see more WOC characters, especially since they are impacted the hardest in situations likes this.
2. There was no real character development, no real investment in the characters. It read more like an article/essay rather than a story. Not the worst, and actually what I needed at the moment, but definitely not soul shattering.
My two main issues with the novel for me was
1. One of the characters in the novel were half-Korean, but other than that, I think everyone was white. Would have loved to see more WOC characters, especially since they are impacted the hardest in situations likes this.
2. There was no real character development, no real investment in the characters. It read more like an article/essay rather than a story. Not the worst, and actually what I needed at the moment, but definitely not soul shattering.