neni 's review for:

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Holy shit! This book was a RIDE. Super cool magic system and excellent narrative. VERY unsubtle with its themes, VERY on the nose, but thats not necessarily a bad thing if the author truly wanted to make a point. It was incredibly hard to put down I basically read this in two sittings. The end made me sad but also was the only possible compromise for the story to still remain somewhat believable. I definitely enjoyed this and am curious to see what else the author has written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation