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adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
The plot of this book starts out real rough but does get better. Its characterization, though, is maybe some of the worst I’ve read. (Can I buy a likable or intriguing character of substance, anyone, please?) The male characters are boring, the female ones either are boring or (in a shocking twist) die to advance the nonexistent development of the protagonist, and the protagonist is so flat I could use his growth arc as a straightedge. Wouldn’t have finished reading if it wasn’t a book club read. Sorry, not the one for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism