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A review by aidamaria_reads
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Brom understands feminine rage. Through this novel, he supports women’s rights AND women’s wrongs. (I wouldn’t even necessarily label those wrongs as, well, wrong, but more as justice served while it’s still hot.)
It may surprise you that, despite this being a book about witches and devils, I was holding back tears several times. This author knows how to make you root for certain characters in this story and absolutely despise its villains.
This may be dark historical fantasy, but the misogyny that shaped society was, ultimately, very real (and still is, to this day, something that threatens the existence of many women in the world). Which means the scariest part turned out to be the non-fictional part.
Also, the illustrations are amazing. I envy Brom’s ability to both be an excellent storyteller and extremely talented artist.
It may surprise you that, despite this being a book about witches and devils, I was holding back tears several times. This author knows how to make you root for certain characters in this story and absolutely despise its villains.
This may be dark historical fantasy, but the misogyny that shaped society was, ultimately, very real (and still is, to this day, something that threatens the existence of many women in the world). Which means the scariest part turned out to be the non-fictional part.
Also, the illustrations are amazing. I envy Brom’s ability to both be an excellent storyteller and extremely talented artist.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation