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alexblackreads 's review for:
Girls of Paper and Fire
by Natasha Ngan
I've seen a load of negative reviews for this book, and I have to say I agree with them, which is very disappointing. It seemed very poorly written to me. Long messy sentences filled with too many ideas, clunky and cliche descriptions, and flat characters. I couldn't get into the world at all. I felt like for all the description, I understood so little of the world and even what a demon was.
The victim blaming also made me cringe, although it wasn't as bad as I initially believed it would be. There's still no excuse for praising a character's integrity when she, unlike the other sex slaves, manages to escape being raped one night.
Overall, I'd struggle to recommend this to anyone.
The victim blaming also made me cringe, although it wasn't as bad as I initially believed it would be. There's still no excuse for praising a character's integrity when she, unlike the other sex slaves, manages to escape being raped one night.
Overall, I'd struggle to recommend this to anyone.