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A review by colleen_corleone
King of Flesh and Bone by Liv Zander
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
If you can make it past the 25% mark, there's an actual story.
To get there... you have to read a lot of rape. It's not too visceral in terms of the lasting harm, but it's a lot. The "sex" scenes are definitely detailed.
It's a decent telling of the gross parts of mythology that are glossed over. Gods are often horrible, abusive, assholes who don't accept that humans have the right to autonomy.
Enoch starts to soften somewhat, but with the ending who knows what will happen.
It was decently told. I do want to read the next one.
I couldn't recommend it to anyone. Too many CWs for that to feel like anything but a cruelty, but if you're interested, I'd say try it out.
To get there... you have to read a lot of rape. It's not too visceral in terms of the lasting harm, but it's a lot. The "sex" scenes are definitely detailed.
It's a decent telling of the gross parts of mythology that are glossed over. Gods are often horrible, abusive, assholes who don't accept that humans have the right to autonomy.
Enoch starts to soften somewhat, but with the ending who knows what will happen.
It was decently told. I do want to read the next one.
I couldn't recommend it to anyone. Too many CWs for that to feel like anything but a cruelty, but if you're interested, I'd say try it out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Sexual assault, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Rape
Minor: Genocide