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A review by dytiscusfriend
In the Vanishers' Palace by Aliette de Bodard
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Very distressing story and setting. Post-apocolyptic and somewhat post-colonial. Story involves kidnapping, Beauty & the Beast-style "romance," and very serious medical/illness related themes. I rarely feel that a book is paced too fast for me but I often felt myself wishing we spent more time getting to know the characters and letting the story play out at less of a breakneck pace. Gorgeous imagery.
Recommend for fans of queer romance enemy to lovers novels.
Recommend for fans of queer romance enemy to lovers novels.
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content