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sarah984's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This book builds skillfully on the concepts from the last one, and the multiple POVs are a definite improvement (it's actually really interesting to see how everyone else sees Kaaro). I loved the webs of plots and relationships between the characters, but there was a little too much gratuitous sexual violence for me to give it 4 stars. Like yes I get the purpose of showing the "rape camp" run by the criminal army but the blase way it's described was a little much.
Overall though, great sequel.
Overall though, great sequel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
Minor: Ableism, Self harm, Racism, and Pregnancy
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