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adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Another book down. A little bit better than the first book if you overlook the plotholes and general messiness of the story. Gene is still annoying with his fascination for Sisy who swiftly substituted the gal from the first book. Still unnecessary description of how smooth her skin is and whatever. The neverending descriptions and weird comparisons are still present, I mean: I know it by the proximity of the wet walls, my presence like a thick dry tongue inside a tiny mouth. or She looks like a wood elf with her pixie-cut bleach-white hair and waifish figure. A black scarf is cinched around her neck, dark like the shell of a black scorpion.
Ignoring all that, the story is disturbing as hell. This might be YA but for the 17+ group. Cultish at its worse: forced pregnancies by old men onto young women/girls - so rape also, confinement, sexist hierarchy, killings of the born children for meat and shit like that so gross as hell. I have to say though that the pacing was pretty fast and while I didn't enjoy my time that much, it flew by. Again as in the first book, the action scenes were quite confusing at times and I didn't know who is where and what is happening because of how it was written.
It's messy and I, one: cannot wait to finish this trilogy to get it over with, and two: want to see how in the world is the author going to wrap this mess up.
Ignoring all that, the story is disturbing as hell. This might be YA but for the 17+ group. Cultish at its worse: forced pregnancies by old men onto young women/girls - so rape also, confinement, sexist hierarchy, killings of the born children for meat and shit like that so gross as hell. I have to say though that the pacing was pretty fast and while I didn't enjoy my time that much, it flew by. Again as in the first book, the action scenes were quite confusing at times and I didn't know who is where and what is happening because of how it was written.
It's messy and I, one: cannot wait to finish this trilogy to get it over with, and two: want to see how in the world is the author going to wrap this mess up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking
Minor: Vomit, Body shaming, and Torture
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