A review by empathreads
The Empress by S.J. Kincaid

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It made me laugh, made me mad, made me mad, made me mad, and made me mad. I've come to accept the sick dynamic the story was going through so much plot twists and when I force myself to hate the characters, I couldn't and maybe that was what made me mad. At some point all their actions justified one way or another though it felt a pang on the chest that it had to come to that point of going back to forth with becoming enemies to lovers to enemies to lovers to enemies. The steering message it really aims to pull was finding your own self and owning it up without anyone to decide for you, it was forcing you to change. Reminds me of a Phoenix rising out of the ashes, typical, but I guess it existed for a reason.
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