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A review by aceandscout
The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley
2.0
In addition to being painfully slow, this book was incredibly sexist. Every single woman was labeled (implicitly or explicitly) either a "bitch" or a "whore," and the one female character who actually had a little bit of a personality was sexually assaulted and fridged to motivate the main male character. I was disgusted at how much the author described every. single. women's breasts and body shape. Moreover, the carefree attitude toward prostitution (of minors, nonetheless!) and sexual assault was completely unacceptable.
Even if the book hadn't been sexist, there was so much wasted space. The book could have very easily been cut in half without missing anything exciting/pivotal to the plot. Kaden's storyline, for instance, contributed very little. I wasn't even sure of what the overarching plot was until around 60% in, when the story started picking up. It was much too late by then.
Even if the book hadn't been sexist, there was so much wasted space. The book could have very easily been cut in half without missing anything exciting/pivotal to the plot. Kaden's storyline, for instance, contributed very little. I wasn't even sure of what the overarching plot was until around 60% in, when the story started picking up. It was much too late by then.