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A review by mundinova
Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter
2.0
Want to feel outraged for the sake of being outraged?
The world-building for this story is great: a horrible society where women are abused and marginalized more than [b:The Handmaid's Tale|38447|The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)|Margaret Atwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578028274l/38447._SY75_.jpg|1119185]. There's so much for our protagonist to overcome ... which doesn't really happen. I'm mostly upset that she doesn't mentally grow as a character. I expected more from her, I expected her to take action. She's surrounded by characters who do take action, but not her.
Most of the scenes are created to make every woman on the planet sick to their stomach. It's misery porn.
Story: 2 stars
Character Development: 1 star
Writing: 2 stars
The world-building for this story is great: a horrible society where women are abused and marginalized more than [b:The Handmaid's Tale|38447|The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)|Margaret Atwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578028274l/38447._SY75_.jpg|1119185]. There's so much for our protagonist to overcome ... which doesn't really happen. I'm mostly upset that she doesn't mentally grow as a character. I expected more from her, I expected her to take action. She's surrounded by characters who do take action, but not her.
Most of the scenes are created to make every woman on the planet sick to their stomach. It's misery porn.
Story: 2 stars
Character Development: 1 star
Writing: 2 stars