A review by queergoth_reads
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang

dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

To be completely honest I think I just didn't get on with the writing style. It felt like important things were glossed over while small details were expanded on. 

Not wanting to touch on the romance too much because a lot of other readers have talked about it a lot better than i can but i will say I didn't like the relationship between Ruying and Anthony. The power dynamic made their interactions quite uncomfortable. While that is likely the point given how the whole story progresses it was hard to read in a story I was already struggling with. 

I also thing it just needed to decide whether it wanted to be a dark story or not. It felt like it was straddling a line where it wanted morally grey characters but was forced to make them the good guys so i felt like some of the moral dilemma was not explored as fully as it could have been, which kind of left the characters just looking more evil. 

I wanted to enjoy this more as I was really looking forward to it but it didn't quite hit for me. 
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