irisgoldson's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, and Body horror
Moderate: Vomit, Violence, and Confinement
Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse
In the book it’s is described in depth, multiple times, what it feels like to chew and swallow another persons eyeball. It’s very disturbing, you’ve been warned.samusc's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This fast paced debut was super unique and I loved it. It's been awhile since I've seen such an intense corruption arc. The best way I could think to summarize this experience is when you're playing DnD and a character immediately resorts to violence instead of talking things through, and things only get worse from there. Reading this made me feel sad, disgusted, and needing to know what would happen next. I loved the romance element because .
I'm very excited for the sequel and hope to see Ale make a name for himself. He truly deserves better.
Spoiler
it makes sense that Emanuela would fall for someone so like herself. It was previously established that one of her former rivalries involved some feelings. Verene is motivated by the same things Emanuela is, is incredibly ambitious, and has suffered trauma under similar handsI'm very excited for the sequel and hope to see Ale make a name for himself. He truly deserves better.
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, and Body horror
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