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emzvoice 's review for:
The Final Strife
by Saara El-Arifi
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
So much beautiful representation 🧡 from BIPOC to LGBTQ+ to Disability - such naturally written diversity.
Complex, slowly revealing more about the past and the world as the plot progresses. Well timed introductions. I need more of Hassa’s POV, love an intelligent protagonist.
Handful of small critiques. One of the romances, though foreshadowed, ultimately felt sudden when actualised. A few moments seemed unreasonably convenient. Largely good rep wrt to addiction, though personally felt that some moments slightly missed the mark.
Complex, slowly revealing more about the past and the world as the plot progresses. Well timed introductions. I need more of Hassa’s POV, love an intelligent protagonist.
Handful of small critiques. One of the romances, though foreshadowed, ultimately felt sudden when actualised. A few moments seemed unreasonably convenient. Largely good rep wrt to addiction, though personally felt that some moments slightly missed the mark.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic