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dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Let me preface this by saying that I’ve read other books with a similar premise. And those books did a much better job tackling this kind of relationship dynamic than Magma did. We are given no reason to like Lilia’s “boyfriend.” It is important that we are given a reason to like him because it makes her continuous choice to stay with him more believable. The “boyfriend” is almost cartoonishly evil; if he told Lillia that he killed puppies for fun and Lillia stayed with him anyway, I wouldn’t be surprised.
I understand that the whole point of the book is to explain why someone would choose to stay in a toxic relationship, but this book did not adequately answer that question. By the end I am still trying to answer it.
This book is nothing more than a chronicle of doom and despair with very little light at the end of the tunnel. Can’t say that this book was for me.
I understand that the whole point of the book is to explain why someone would choose to stay in a toxic relationship, but this book did not adequately answer that question. By the end I am still trying to answer it.
This book is nothing more than a chronicle of doom and despair with very little light at the end of the tunnel. Can’t say that this book was for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Infidelity, Rape
Minor: Pregnancy