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Anathema by Keri Lake

15 reviews

sweetia84's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

kerry_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ladybug12793's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

slow start but worth it. **** Trigger Warnings ****

I read Keri Lake’s “Nocticadia” and absolutely loved it so I was looking forward to this book. To be completely honest the start was really slow and dragged on. I was starting to get disappointed until about 35%. That’s when all the action starts and it’s so worth it. I love the way that Keri Lake writes. Can’t wait to read for other books too. Just beware that there are some very triggering aspects of the book.

TW: multiple Attempts of sexual assault and sexual violence of a MC, (g)rape history (not detailed but mentioned) of multiple characters, forced abortion, pedophilia (in the community, not detailed)

I did not know these trigger warnings going in and that’s on me for not doing my research. However, I have a personal history and I did not feel too triggered by this book. It is very dark, though, and can definitely be triggering to others. I think more detailed trigger warnings are on her website so I suggest checking those out before reading. 

I really liked that Keri highlighted the sexual trauma of a male character in this book. Although women are much more likely to experience some type of sexually assault in their lifetimes than a man, men still experience it and are underrepresented.

2 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pedophilia

amy14's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

kimberlyyyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Hear me out, hear me out, HEAR ME OUT! 

Ok, if you’ve seen my review for Nightshade, you are WELL aware of how much I didn’t enjoy the writing in that. So going into Anathema, I had no expectations. 

But to my surprise, I had a damn good time reading this! 

Anathema was everything and more. 

The characters, found family, slow burn, mystery & fantasy components all complement each other in this book. 

The first few chapters feel a little slow but its pacing increases past the 20% mark! 

One thing I will say is that the world building is hard to navigate. Given how it’s built, it’s hard to keep track of the languages and other beings but despite that I had somewhat of an awareness of how the magic system works. 

Maevyth as a main character in the beginning left me feeling bummed. I wasn’t a particular fan of hers, in fact, I preferred her sister Alyesia, who is loud, courageous and loves her sister with a PASSION(kindle notes will prove my point). 

But Maevyth won me over! I think her character is so interesting as more of her background and origin get revealed so I truly am excited to return back to her character. 

(Also fuck their perv uncle, I literally wanted to beat the crap out of him) 

Now Zevander is incredibly complex, and I think this is truly done well. From the get go, you understand that he is a character driven by passion and protective instincts. This remains to be the same when Maevyth comes into the picture but his internal battle becomes more intense as he realizes the impact she has had on him. 

I feel for the little boy that Zevander used to be and I truly hope he heals because I am completely on his side  👏. I cannot wait to see more of his character arc. 

I could ramble about the side character such as Zevander and Maevyth’s sisters but I would be here for much longer. 

If you’re looking for a complex goth fantasy with a slow SLOW burn, I would definitely turn u to this book! 

I must warn you my friends, this book does end on quite the cliffhanger! 🫣 

(But it definitely guaranteed my chances of reading book 2)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction and Pregnancy