lroth 's review for:

Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Although this book is pretty long, the chapters are only about 5-10 pages each. This made the pacing consistent even with less interesting information that needed to be provided for context. The characters each had their own backgrounds and personalities that fit perfectly. The premise is that this one man destroyed a sun and is recounting his journey to how he got to that point. With that, he sprinkles in some notes of his perspective now and small details of what is to come. It made me want to continue on with the series to find out more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Blood, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Colonisation, War