ilishii 's review for:

Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop

2.75

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I've finally finished the series and I don't think I would recommend it to anybody. The odd focus on the day-to-day tasks of running a courtyard was off-putting, but there were some racial stereotypes that I was uncomfortable with. It was especially apparent when listening to the audiobook when mayor Chen was given a slight accent when it's my understanding that everyone was born in the country and are not immigrants. 
Not to mention that it makes absolutely no sense that the Other's tolerated such a blatantly disrespectful human after they just killed off a good chunk of the population for possibly being associated with the humans first movement. This is not something I would read again or regard as time well spent.