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A review by offbrandcat
Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Equal parts enthralling and horrifying. This book was a wild, dark journey, one that will stick with me forever. I'm glad I went in blind. Reading it on my breaks at work, every time I left it I would be thinking about it until I could get back, wanting to unravel more of this story, figure out more of what's going on.
Sciona was a brilliant protagonist for this story. An unreliable narrator, and a horrible person. Her justifications are all ones I've heard and hated before in real life, a view of how people can justify evil and see themselves as still above everyone else. Witnessing those lenses slowly come off as the story advances as she makes a conscious effort to break a horrific cycle and system of corruption was a powerful journey.
Absolutely a heavy read, but a brilliant one.
Sciona was a brilliant protagonist for this story. An unreliable narrator, and a horrible person. Her justifications are all ones I've heard and hated before in real life, a view of how people can justify evil and see themselves as still above everyone else. Witnessing those lenses slowly come off as the story advances as she makes a conscious effort to break a horrific cycle and system of corruption was a powerful journey.
Absolutely a heavy read, but a brilliant one.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Genocide, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation