A review by n0elle
This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
3.0
Lesbian enemies to lovers on a submarine with political scheming and a lot of death.
I am not quite sure about this. It was a quick read and everything happened so fast it was hard to put the book down. But at the same time it made everything feel rushed and superficial.
The world building was very sparse, so much that when religious lore was suddenly introduced it felt misplaced.
If you like entertaining fast paced books about adventures and murders on a submarine, set in a queer-normative world without having to think too much about the general concept then this is for you. If you’re looking for intricate world building and fleshed out characters then maybe this one is not for you.
Please check trigger warnings, this one is quite gory.
3 ⭐️ because of the lesbians and a wild ride of a story.
I am not quite sure about this. It was a quick read and everything happened so fast it was hard to put the book down. But at the same time it made everything feel rushed and superficial.
The world building was very sparse, so much that when religious lore was suddenly introduced it felt misplaced.
If you like entertaining fast paced books about adventures and murders on a submarine, set in a queer-normative world without having to think too much about the general concept then this is for you. If you’re looking for intricate world building and fleshed out characters then maybe this one is not for you.
Please check trigger warnings, this one is quite gory.
3 ⭐️ because of the lesbians and a wild ride of a story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Gore, Violence, Murder, Medical content, Death, War, Blood, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic