A review by phona
Attack of the Fiend by Joseph Delaney
3.0
Some themes/issues are bothering me more than when I last read the series:
- "Taking inspiration" from Harry Potter. One scene was uncannily similar to the Horcrux Cave and the behavior of Inferi-type characters. This novel was published two years after the respective installment of Harry Potter. This author could've been WAY more subtle.
- A majority of women are seen as scheming, manipulative through their appearances, and never to be trusted. It's giving kind (and child-appropriate) incel. I didn't notice this when reading as a child because I was a child. There's almost a superiority complex that results in some condescending behavior and typical kindness/humanity; I don't think these attitudes are intentional. Witches are in the book and they are characteristically nefarious. My issue is that there's a lot of taking the witches' characteristics and attributing them to ALL women.
These are themes that have been building over the last four books. Not specific (except for the Harry Potter example above) to this one.
I'll keep reading the series because I enjoy the overall story, but dude.
- "Taking inspiration" from Harry Potter. One scene was uncannily similar to the Horcrux Cave and the behavior of Inferi-type characters. This novel was published two years after the respective installment of Harry Potter. This author could've been WAY more subtle.
- A majority of women are seen as scheming, manipulative through their appearances, and never to be trusted. It's giving kind (and child-appropriate) incel. I didn't notice this when reading as a child because I was a child. There's almost a superiority complex that results in some condescending behavior and typical kindness/humanity; I don't think these attitudes are intentional. Witches are in the book and they are characteristically nefarious. My issue is that there's a lot of taking the witches' characteristics and attributing them to ALL women.
These are themes that have been building over the last four books. Not specific (except for the Harry Potter example above) to this one.
I'll keep reading the series because I enjoy the overall story, but dude.