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A review by emaejjie
Last Light by Claire Kent
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4 stars rounded up. I keep on dithering on this book. The writing can be lovely, and I love how the author writes the hero and the slow build of his relationship with the heroine, and the post-apocalyptic vibes that ring of The Last of Us are great.
Really, I love the intimacy in this book, and the relationship, but I'm just not sold on the world building. The writing didn't sell it to me either -- I think jumping in five years down the line diluted it, as all we had was what we were told, and then jarring instances of violent misogyny. And I don't buy that either. In an environmental disaster, would society really become a "if you don't have a man you will be abducted and assaulted" as a matter of course? Especially five years after the disaster, without disease further weakening the ranks?
Then again, I stopped watching the Walking Dead after a few seasons because it became misery porn, so it's likely that this is just not my genre
Really, I love the intimacy in this book, and the relationship, but I'm just not sold on the world building. The writing didn't sell it to me either -- I think jumping in five years down the line diluted it, as all we had was what we were told, and then jarring instances of violent misogyny. And I don't buy that either. In an environmental disaster, would society really become a "if you don't have a man you will be abducted and assaulted" as a matter of course? Especially five years after the disaster, without disease further weakening the ranks?
Then again, I stopped watching the Walking Dead after a few seasons because it became misery porn, so it's likely that this is just not my genre