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A review by rhodered
Point of Hopes by Lisa A. Barnett, Melissa Scott
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Funny thing, despite being a fan of Ms Scott’s I’ve avoided reading this all these years because the cover made it look like a children’s book. Turns out both heroes are probably well in their 30s.
This was a tough time to read a first book in a series because real life’s being unusually distracting. I had a hard time keeping track of the many (so many) secondary and background characters along with all the world building nuances.
But one thing I adored - it’s a deeply feminist and LGBTQ friendly world. That’s world building we see so little of, and it was very welcome. Sometimes I think I’ll scream if yet another fantasy is set in a framework of sexism and misogyny. This wasn’t.
This was a tough time to read a first book in a series because real life’s being unusually distracting. I had a hard time keeping track of the many (so many) secondary and background characters along with all the world building nuances.
But one thing I adored - it’s a deeply feminist and LGBTQ friendly world. That’s world building we see so little of, and it was very welcome. Sometimes I think I’ll scream if yet another fantasy is set in a framework of sexism and misogyny. This wasn’t.