A review by shannonandjasper
Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks

Did not finish book.
It was a very hard read. The writing style was slow and the story was very slow to actually start. I got over a hundred pages and it hasn’t moved very far along. I also didn’t like the fact that the woman are treated more like sex objects than actual human beings. I also found that this author likes to use the word rape very often. One of the brothels that he wrote about allows men to physically hurt the woman and all they have to do is pay a bit extra! Ewww!!! I don’t care it was set after an invasion things like that have no place being in books. I don’t mind rape storylines as long as they are written with the understanding of the victims feelings as well as some justice. I feel like many fantasy books mention rape a lot and I honestly hate it. I want to read about magic and fake wars. Not rape or even a hint of sexual assault. I know this happens in real life but again these books are usually written in world that the author creates. I just don’t like it. 
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