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A review by jkmcne
The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland — For a Little While by Catherynne M. Valente
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Cannibalism, Death, and Violence
There is nothing I can say about the content warnings without spoiling this book as most of the more graphic parts happen within the climax. so spoilers...
1) Cannibalism: 'A leprechaun spent his days guarding gold-but a clurichaun drank and ate and gluttoned and over the centuries slowly turned to gold, becoming his own treasure.' The Fairy King is stealing and eating precious stones and gold from within other fairy creatures at night in order to hasten his own process of becoming his 'perfect self'. Once he removes these objects and consumes them he breaths upon the sleeping subject and dissolves them into ash, killing them. So while neither gory in its execution or traditional cannibalism considering the context of the situation - A king feasting upon his subject to enrich his own life above everyone else's needs - I would still consider this cannibalism.
2) Death and Violence - Besides the above incident, the King's actions lead to his subjects revolting against him violenting during the tithe. Death, loss of limbs, and Mallow sewing the defeated king into a package all happen in this scene.