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stephanieviolet's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I came away with more questions than answers. There is torture, magical enslavement, abuse and forced control. I found the book dark and tedious. Even the action was slow paced. I won't be reading the second, I'll just read a summary on Wikipedia. It was too depressing for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent