Themes and Representation-★★★★☆ (3.5 Stars) Dante believed in a better world, and she believed in Dante. Dante wouldn’t delve into something he didn’t think was for the greater good. Taesia glanced again at the forfeited circle. He smiled at the greed suffusing Taesia’s expression, eyes glimmering with the same thrill she knew must be mirrored in her own. “You’re flirting with being labeled a radical for a hopeless plan,” she said, though it sounded weak even to her. – Hard to care about characters hard to care about what happens – Nice individual lines and paragraphs, occasionally Depictions of anti-immigrant sentiments (condemned.) Depictions of demons and demon summoning. Death of a sibling (prior to start.) Death of a parent (father, prior to start.) Mentions of hanging and execution. Depiction of domestic abuse and spousal abuse. Published by Hachette Book Group | Orbit Imprintĭetailed descriptions of blood, gore, violence, murder, and cannibalism. The City of Dusk is a great example of how execution–namely good storytelling–is the crucial difference between an engaging story and an AGONIZING SLOG THROUGH NEARLY 200K WORDS.
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