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nostoat's review
5.0
This is a book full of court intruige, family politics, religious tensions, and at the heart of it all, a single relationship forged first from duty and then from love. So much happens from the very first paragraph of this book, plunging you immediately in a world full of connections and implications you don't at first fully understand. And then it unfolds around you, the intrigues and schemes at first slipping by between long moments of family life, then crashing into each other with tremendous implications for our main characters. Every character in this book feels motivated by their own purposes, in an intricate dance of personal and political agendas. I was captivated the entire time.
And that doesn't even touch on Libicki's poetic writing when called for in the songs, the laments, and the words of the Law. I was truly blown away by this book.
And that doesn't even touch on Libicki's poetic writing when called for in the songs, the laments, and the words of the Law. I was truly blown away by this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
shieldbearer's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Creative, clever worldbuilding with a great story. there is so much to love here but pay attention to the warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Slavery, Mental illness, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Ableism, Sexism, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Confinement, Physical abuse, Medical content, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Misogyny, War, Torture, and Self harm
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
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