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Confounding Oaths
by Alexis Hall
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I always like Alexis Hall's books and this was no exception. This is book 2 in a series and it could serve as a standalone but you understand a bunch of things in context better by reading book 1 first. I really liked the voice of this book, and the narrator character was delightful
POV: Sometimes 3rd person observation/narration, sometimes 1st person meta commentary, but still supposedly all coming from one character.
🌶️ 1.5/5 Certain intimacies are referenced as having happened but it's all essentially closed door.
🏳️🌈✊ Many of the characters in this book were queer and/or Black, it was great. Our MCs are gay and Black. The one MC's family, who feature quite a bit in the story, are a Black father and white mother, plus his two sisters. There is a gender queer friend of the other MC who's a side character but around most of the time.
POV: Sometimes 3rd person observation/narration, sometimes 1st person meta commentary, but still supposedly all coming from one character.
🌶️ 1.5/5 Certain intimacies are referenced as having happened but it's all essentially closed door.
🏳️🌈✊ Many of the characters in this book were queer and/or Black, it was great. Our MCs are gay and Black. The one MC's family, who feature quite a bit in the story, are a Black father and white mother, plus his two sisters. There is a gender queer friend of the other MC who's a side character but around most of the time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Medical content, War, Injury/Injury detail