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A review by shane_the_reading_rat
Swordcrossed by Freya Marske
Did not finish book. Stopped at 72%.
there is really only so much time im willing to spend listening to one very boring man yap about his family’s wool business.
this just all-around was not for me (i hate to dnf at 72%, but life is short and this has been a slog to read). to me, luca and matti had no chemistry whatsoever, and their only thoughts about each other were just about how hot the other is. which was annoying. i loved matti’s fiance and his sister, i wish they were the main focus of this book and also a lesbian couple :)))
i usually think religion in fantasy books is fascinating, but here it was incredibly boring. in this, there are several different gods/goddesses of various things (and that helps dictate what the guilds and houses are). this worldbuilding could have been so so so cool, but it was super hard to keep track of and really needs some sort of glossary. and this is minor, but: the cursing in this book feels odd? it just doesn’t fit. many of the curses are in the format of “[insert god/godesses name] [insert adjective] [insert body part]” which,, like okay. sure whatever. but one of them is Maya (Matti’s sister) saying “Huna’s dripping slit”, which 1: i feel gross just typing that out. 2: THATS A REALLY FUCKING INTENSE CURSE ABOUT THE GODDESS YOU WORSHIP/WHO IS ALIGNED WITH YOUR HOUSE. like man you say shit like that about Huna and i really see why your wool business is failing. there ive solved the Jay’s business problem.
this just all-around was not for me (i hate to dnf at 72%, but life is short and this has been a slog to read). to me, luca and matti had no chemistry whatsoever, and their only thoughts about each other were just about how hot the other is. which was annoying. i loved matti’s fiance and his sister, i wish they were the main focus of this book and also a lesbian couple :)))
i usually think religion in fantasy books is fascinating, but here it was incredibly boring. in this, there are several different gods/goddesses of various things (and that helps dictate what the guilds and houses are). this worldbuilding could have been so so so cool, but it was super hard to keep track of and really needs some sort of glossary. and this is minor, but: the cursing in this book feels odd? it just doesn’t fit. many of the curses are in the format of “[insert god/godesses name] [insert adjective] [insert body part]” which,, like okay. sure whatever. but one of them is Maya (Matti’s sister) saying “Huna’s dripping slit”, which 1: i feel gross just typing that out. 2: THATS A REALLY FUCKING INTENSE CURSE ABOUT THE GODDESS YOU WORSHIP/WHO IS ALIGNED WITH YOUR HOUSE. like man you say shit like that about Huna and i really see why your wool business is failing. there ive solved the Jay’s business problem.