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A review by iloveyou
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang
0.5
can we just appreciate how gorgeous the cover is?
to gaze upon wicked gods follows ruying, a morally grey character with the “chosen one” trope, fighting for her country and falling in love with…. her colonizer? yeah, that was horrible (unnecessary even).
if i were to ignore the shoddy romance, there were still elements of the story that could be improved. the juvenile writing. the questionable choices of the main character. the worldbuilding was lacking information essential to the plot and the pacing was definitely unstable. however, debut novel aside, i found this story to be somewhat memorable for the fantasy aspects. who knows, maybe i just miss reading the poppy war.
many thanks to random house publishing & netgalley for the arc.
to gaze upon wicked gods follows ruying, a morally grey character with the “chosen one” trope, fighting for her country and falling in love with…. her colonizer? yeah, that was horrible (unnecessary even).
if i were to ignore the shoddy romance, there were still elements of the story that could be improved. the juvenile writing. the questionable choices of the main character. the worldbuilding was lacking information essential to the plot and the pacing was definitely unstable. however, debut novel aside, i found this story to be somewhat memorable for the fantasy aspects. who knows, maybe i just miss reading the poppy war.
many thanks to random house publishing & netgalley for the arc.