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A review by horrorandscience
Destroyer of Light by Jennifer Marie Brissett
3.0
Cora and her mother live on Eleusis--a planet that was supposed to be their rescue after the downfall of Earth by the hands of the alien race the krestge. Unfortunately, Earth principals have continued on Eleusis, with the haves living in Dusk, and the have-nots living in Dawn. And beyond Dawn is Night, a city filled with crime and even a child army lead by the leader Aidoneus Okoni.
The timeline flips back and forth between 10 years ago and close to today, while also flipping between another storyline following twins Jown and Pietyr as they look for a missing boy from Dusk. The timelines and storylines that mix and intermingle are very confusing at first, but make a bit more sense towards the end. I feel that Brissett could have included a lot of the ending details in the beginning to make things make more sense, since a lot of the details weren't spoilers or twists in any way. I spent 80% of the book completely confused until she fully explained some details at the end.
This is not a bad book by any means, but I had a very hard time staying connected between characters, storylines, timelines, and trying to keep everyone together. It is also a VERY hard book to read emotionally. CW for child abuse, explicit child rape, and a child army.
I do want to see what else Brissett releases in the future. I was very intrigued by this premise, but felt like my confusion was holding me back from enjoying the book to its fullest extent.
Thank you to Net Galley, Tor Books, and Jennifer Marie Brissett for the chance to read this advanced review copy!
The timeline flips back and forth between 10 years ago and close to today, while also flipping between another storyline following twins Jown and Pietyr as they look for a missing boy from Dusk. The timelines and storylines that mix and intermingle are very confusing at first, but make a bit more sense towards the end. I feel that Brissett could have included a lot of the ending details in the beginning to make things make more sense, since a lot of the details weren't spoilers or twists in any way. I spent 80% of the book completely confused until she fully explained some details at the end.
This is not a bad book by any means, but I had a very hard time staying connected between characters, storylines, timelines, and trying to keep everyone together. It is also a VERY hard book to read emotionally. CW for child abuse, explicit child rape, and a child army.
I do want to see what else Brissett releases in the future. I was very intrigued by this premise, but felt like my confusion was holding me back from enjoying the book to its fullest extent.
Thank you to Net Galley, Tor Books, and Jennifer Marie Brissett for the chance to read this advanced review copy!