A review by margaret_adams
Violence: Guillotine #1 by Vanessa Veselka

“... the only space allowed for women to take the classic hero's journey is if the hurdle at the end is self-acceptance. I’m a fan of self-acceptance, but it seems the narratives of men aren't expected to complete like that. Great that our Bildungsromans no longer end in marriage, but it’s still a literary form of original sin when all our novels have a redemptive ark. Redeemed from what? These books sell because they ring like bells when struck, toning deeply-held cultural myths.”