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micaelamariem's review
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
While the premise was great, the execution not so much. It read more like a nonfiction book with way too much history in an info dump (though props for the expansive world building!) it was hard to find connection to the characters when it was very tell and no show. And I found a lot of of the plot points problematic…such an emphasis on women’s beauty and sex which gave me the ick.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, War, Vomit, Alcohol, Classism, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Sexual content
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