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A review by beforeviolets
As I Descended by Robin Talley
challenging
dark
tense
medium-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
4.5
I think if I tried to state all my thoughts about this book, it would end up as a 20-page essay. All you need to know is: this book was pitched to me as <b>sapphic dark academia Macbeth</b>, and it delivered! It's not a PERFECT book, but Macbeth is one of my favorite plays and a lesbian retelling will certainly make me easy to please :)
TW: there's a LOT. most of them are already in Macbeth so expect a lot of similar plot points. outing, homophobia, homophobic slurs, ableism, fatphobia, racism, bullying, murder, blood, violence, gore, death, drug use (consensual and non-consensual), alcohol, vomit, car accident (past, brief mention), fire/fire injury (past), panic attacks, schizophrenia/psychosis, self harm, suicide, toxic relationship, also be aware that the setting takes place on an old Southern plantation so there's a history of slaveowners that is discussed quite a bit.
TW: there's a LOT. most of them are already in Macbeth so expect a lot of similar plot points.
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Fatphobia, Slavery, and Car accident