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A review by dfostermartin
The Fly House by Misty Provencher
1.0
I'm posting this review in March 2016 and I can honestly say this is one of the most memorable books I've read. I remember it being one of the worst books I have ever encountered.
I really wanted to like this book. Dystopian future+aliens+dragons! That is right down my reading alley. I could not stand it though (though clearly I am in the minority). The dragon scenes were fun, enjoyable, and action packed, but that only seemed to cover about 10% of the book. The rest of it seemed kind of...rape-y? So much of the book was Maeve being painted as a badass and then being overpowered by the other main character, Diem. An excerpt: "You need to learn obedience, Maeve Aypotu...I am the Rha of the House you are at now, so I will be the one to teach you." This is followed by a whole lot of scenes of her getting all angry and cursing a lot and him exerting his power over her. A huge chunk of the book is Diem making and taking sexual advances/actions while Maeve is saying no or cursing the whole time. I get that the idea is (maybe?) that she really secretly/subconsciously wants it, but for me it was a total book turn off. I would not recommend the book.
I really wanted to like this book. Dystopian future+aliens+dragons! That is right down my reading alley. I could not stand it though (though clearly I am in the minority). The dragon scenes were fun, enjoyable, and action packed, but that only seemed to cover about 10% of the book. The rest of it seemed kind of...rape-y? So much of the book was Maeve being painted as a badass and then being overpowered by the other main character, Diem. An excerpt: "You need to learn obedience, Maeve Aypotu...I am the Rha of the House you are at now, so I will be the one to teach you." This is followed by a whole lot of scenes of her getting all angry and cursing a lot and him exerting his power over her. A huge chunk of the book is Diem making and taking sexual advances/actions while Maeve is saying no or cursing the whole time. I get that the idea is (maybe?) that she really secretly/subconsciously wants it, but for me it was a total book turn off. I would not recommend the book.