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A review by bonriki
Silk & Steel by Ariana Nash
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I’m enjoying the slow burn and emphasis on plot and worldbuilding but there was too much sex that slowed events down. The trauma level is also heavy handed, when the setting is already bleak you’re not adding much of value by torturing your characters anew every chapter.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail