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siglerbooknook's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed the plot, the story of this book. However there was so much over-the-top violence it actually detracted from the story for me. So many details were beyond gross for absolutely no reason but shock value. The villains are cruel for cruelty's sake. I don't know if I'm going to finish the trilogy. The ending of this book was pretty satisfying without needing to see what comes next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
shannonandjasper's review against another edition
It was a very hard read. The writing style was slow and the story was very slow to actually start. I got over a hundred pages and it hasn’t moved very far along. I also didn’t like the fact that the woman are treated more like sex objects than actual human beings. I also found that this author likes to use the word rape very often. One of the brothels that he wrote about allows men to physically hurt the woman and all they have to do is pay a bit extra! Ewww!!! I don’t care it was set after an invasion things like that have no place being in books. I don’t mind rape storylines as long as they are written with the understanding of the victims feelings as well as some justice. I feel like many fantasy books mention rape a lot and I honestly hate it. I want to read about magic and fake wars. Not rape or even a hint of sexual assault. I know this happens in real life but again these books are usually written in world that the author creates. I just don’t like it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Torture
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