A review by plumpaperbacks
The Brilliant Death by A.R. Capetta

Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.

I’m honestly really bummed, because I’ve read so few fantasies with non-cis protagonists and I was so excited for this. There’s nothing actually wrong with this book, other than its extremely slow pacing. Although I liked the characters, I just got bored, and I feared I’d push myself into a reading slump if I tried to push through to the end. Whenever I think of reading a book and realize I don’t really want to, it’s time for me to be done with that book.

I’ll definitely be reading more from Capetta in the future, because some of their books sound incredible. I’m hoping this was just a weird one-off situation, and that I like their other work more.

Representation

• genderfluid protagonist and love interest

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Gore, and Torture

Torture - brief scene where the protagonist witnesses someone flaying the skin off someone else’s hands before she puts a stop to it. Child abuse - brief references to experiences she and her brother had with an older sibling prior to the story.