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dytiscusfriend 's review for:
In the Vanishers' Palace
by Aliette de Bodard
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief
Minor: Sexual content