A review by alicesbookrecs
In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland
3.0
- First pov
- Queer
- Standalone
- Death magic
- Blood magic
- Found family
- Revenants (basically vampires)
- Polyamory
In The Ravenous Dark is a deliciously dark queer fantasy.
The queer rep in The Ravenous Dark is amazing- we star a pansexual MC, a lesbian love interest, and a non-binary asexual side character, which all come together in a polyamorous relationship (and we have more queer side characters!).
We also have the found family troupe which is a predominant theme in the book, and which is a personal favourite of mine.
However, there were aspects of the book which just weren’t for me. Despite enjoying the overall plot, the first person pov in this just didn’t work for me (mostly because I’m not overly fond of it anyway), and the MC isn’t one that I liked that much - her characterisation felt a bit flat, and her reasoning and affection a bit whimsical.
- Queer
- Standalone
- Death magic
- Blood magic
- Found family
- Revenants (basically vampires)
- Polyamory
In The Ravenous Dark is a deliciously dark queer fantasy.
The queer rep in The Ravenous Dark is amazing- we star a pansexual MC, a lesbian love interest, and a non-binary asexual side character, which all come together in a polyamorous relationship (and we have more queer side characters!).
We also have the found family troupe which is a predominant theme in the book, and which is a personal favourite of mine.
However, there were aspects of the book which just weren’t for me. Despite enjoying the overall plot, the first person pov in this just didn’t work for me (mostly because I’m not overly fond of it anyway), and the MC isn’t one that I liked that much - her characterisation felt a bit flat, and her reasoning and affection a bit whimsical.