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This Gilded Abyss
by Rebecca Thorne
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sci-Fi, romance, and a killer disease threatening the lives of an underwater city, I was hooked from page one.
Overview:In a country of towering opulent skyscrapers and crowded shortscrapers, life is dictated by two things, - One: the ongoing battle between Valkesh and the neighbouring Triolans - and Two: Valkesh's ability to mine and use a mysterious substance called Ichoron.
Sergeant Nix Marr is a soldier of Valkesh, battling memories of losing her best friend to the underwater city mines that house Ichoron, and her whirlwind romance with Valkesh's beloved Subarch, Kessandra. Kessandra, who suddenly shows up to drag Nix back into those mines she is determined to never re-enter.
This Gilded Abyss has action, intrigue, political suspense, and romance blended into a sci-fi horror that had me staying up late to finish. Nix is a strong and flawed protagonist, blended wonderfully to draw the reader into her story. I loved the closed environment of the nautical vessel as the main setting, it creates a sense of doom, urgency and dread throughout the novel.
The romance interplays with the intrigue and horror beautifully. A blend of second chance, and enemies to lovers - it seamlessly ties into the rest of the narrative, adding urgency and reasoning behind Nix and Kessandra's actions.
I eagerly await book 2 as I need to know how Nix and Kess escape the situation they have found themselves in.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review.
#Indigoemployee
Overview:In a country of towering opulent skyscrapers and crowded shortscrapers, life is dictated by two things, - One: the ongoing battle between Valkesh and the neighbouring Triolans - and Two: Valkesh's ability to mine and use a mysterious substance called Ichoron.
Sergeant Nix Marr is a soldier of Valkesh, battling memories of losing her best friend to the underwater city mines that house Ichoron, and her whirlwind romance with Valkesh's beloved Subarch, Kessandra. Kessandra, who suddenly shows up to drag Nix back into those mines she is determined to never re-enter.
This Gilded Abyss has action, intrigue, political suspense, and romance blended into a sci-fi horror that had me staying up late to finish. Nix is a strong and flawed protagonist, blended wonderfully to draw the reader into her story. I loved the closed environment of the nautical vessel as the main setting, it creates a sense of doom, urgency and dread throughout the novel.
The romance interplays with the intrigue and horror beautifully. A blend of second chance, and enemies to lovers - it seamlessly ties into the rest of the narrative, adding urgency and reasoning behind Nix and Kessandra's actions.
I eagerly await book 2 as I need to know how Nix and Kess escape the situation they have found themselves in.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for an honest review.
#Indigoemployee
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Murder