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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'm getting mixed feelings about this series.
I do love the main character: Shannon is an amazing, strong and very likeable female character. She feels very real, very humane... I would, very much, like to be her friend. She does the best she can with the options that are at her disposal. I feel that the reader can easily like Shannon and her, overall, crazy situation.
The world building is amazing: P. C. Cast is a great storyteller, capable of creating the most wonderful worlds and scenarios. I love her!
My problem with this series is the way the author chooses to chock us: the weird blood/sex rituals; the expressions that are used to describe body parts; that awful rape scene... what? Not to mention that, for such a faithful wife, she easily accept to cheat on her husband - Thank the Goddess the man was beautiful... I would imagine that if he was ugly she would be completely against the betrayal.
Still, I rate this book 4 stars... let's see what the third books is bringing.
I do love the main character: Shannon is an amazing, strong and very likeable female character. She feels very real, very humane... I would, very much, like to be her friend. She does the best she can with the options that are at her disposal. I feel that the reader can easily like Shannon and her, overall, crazy situation.
The world building is amazing: P. C. Cast is a great storyteller, capable of creating the most wonderful worlds and scenarios. I love her!
My problem with this series is the way the author chooses to chock us: the weird blood/sex rituals; the expressions that are used to describe body parts; that awful rape scene... what? Not to mention that, for such a faithful wife, she easily accept to cheat on her husband - Thank the Goddess the man was beautiful... I would imagine that if he was ugly she would be completely against the betrayal.
Still, I rate this book 4 stars... let's see what the third books is bringing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail