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A review by literatelizard
Sin Eater by Mike Shel
4.0
I don't think I've ever had so much trouble deciding on a ratting for a book before.
I really enjoyed reading it, I thought the plot, the world-building, the characters were all fascinating. If anything, I think it hooked me even more than Aching God did when that first came out.
But there was something about the pacing of the plot that just didn't work for me. Even though I was enjoying reading it, it felt like there were large swaths where nothing was happening, followed by moving forward too quickly.
And then I also found some of the scenes with Agnes to be a little unsettling/off-putting. It felt like she kept being unnecessarily objectified, as seen with the instance of the near-rape and the multiple instances of men grabbing her tits. Didn't seem necessary to me.
I really enjoyed reading it, I thought the plot, the world-building, the characters were all fascinating. If anything, I think it hooked me even more than Aching God did when that first came out.
But there was something about the pacing of the plot that just didn't work for me. Even though I was enjoying reading it, it felt like there were large swaths where nothing was happening, followed by moving forward too quickly.
And then I also found some of the scenes with Agnes to be a little unsettling/off-putting. It felt like she kept being unnecessarily objectified, as seen with the instance of the near-rape and the multiple instances of men grabbing her tits. Didn't seem necessary to me.