A review by beginningbookend
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

3.0

I feel kind of bad giving this book a 3/5 stars, but there were some things about my personal reaction to the book that made it difficult for me. I don't have complaints about the story itself. The writing was masterful, the descriptive language was incredibly evocative, I never found myself bored. That said, I wish I'd gotten a friend to spoil me some on the content of the book.

So, if you're like me and would prefer to go into things with some idea of what to expect ratings- and content-wise:

Spoiler

This book tends to go into gory detail on the results of battle and has a number of scenes of some pretty graphic eviscerations, etc. I'm pretty sure I can think of at least four or five incidents off the top of my head. Also, chapter 21 has a scene of female-on-male rape, and the aftermath of that, so be prepared to skip if it's not your thing.