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The Doom of Fallowhearth: A Descent: Journeys in the Dark Novel by Robbie MacNiven
2 reviews
applepieandeve's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I read this in French and, while the translation was a bit patchy in places, I was ready to give this 5 stars…
… until I got to the “bury your gays” trope in the last third of the book. I was so happy to get some diversity with a sapphic couple, and then the author just decided to go there and kill one of them to further the other’s story. That is always a crappy thing to do, but it’s especially bad when it’s a queer couple in a book that has zero other queer characters.
Everything else was great and I loved it, but I am extremely disappointed in this plot twist. Authors should know better by now.
… until I got to the “bury your gays” trope in the last third of the book. I was so happy to get some diversity with a sapphic couple, and then the author just decided to go there and kill one of them to further the other’s story. That is always a crappy thing to do, but it’s especially bad when it’s a queer couple in a book that has zero other queer characters.
Everything else was great and I loved it, but I am extremely disappointed in this plot twist. Authors should know better by now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Animal death, Grief, Gore, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Lesbophobia and Racism
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