A review by stormywolf
Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Audiobook Read by Abigail Thorn, Kaveh Taherian, and Stephanie Willis
Unabridged Length: 17.3 Hours
Listened at 2x Speed

Read my full review at The Wolf's Den

Overall, this was a great improvement and continuation of what came before. The new cast member added even more authenticity to the production (which was only fair considering his "consultant" status) and expertly ushered me through the bits of Farsi/Farglish that Kaveh and his family used throughout. I am both scared—considering how devastated this book left me at times—and excited for what comes next, and am eagerly awaiting the next update. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Dementia, Infertility, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Author's Note includes content warnings for trauma, post-traumatic stress, depression, addiction, alcoholism, domestic violence, mental illness, panic attacks, suicidal ideation, suicidal planning, attempted suicide, completed suicide, violent self-harm, racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, racially motivated violence, anti-Semitism, racial slurs, and (while she wouldn't consider it sexual violence) some uncomfortable sexual situations.