A review by garbutch
The Fate of Stars by SD Simper
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I liked it but I feel the cliffhanger (larger world conflict related) made it so I'm not really sure how to feel about the book as a whole. I'm also not sure how to feel about how they handled the sex workers' plot lines. Or the stone butch stuff, or the trauma of the protagonists. I feel like it took on a lot of traumatizing topics, but I'm not sure if it handled it well. Not awful, but maybe not well?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Grief, Sexual violence, Infertility, Terminal illness, Self harm, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual content, Death of parent, Death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Violence, War, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, and Emotional abuse