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A review by michaelion
Unity by Elly Bangs
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My second book ever giving 5 stars! (I think it's like a 4.95 because I'm naturally a lil judgey but it's worth the round up!!!)
How do I explain this book other than using the word juicy?
This book is so perfect. It's beautiful it's vibrant it's juicy. It's my first real delve into fantasy / sci-fi, and it's the longest I've ever taken reading one book with such a low page count, but my goodness my god my unity!, what a lovely story! I literally had something to say for almost every other page. I have 136 journal entries logged. Every twist and every turn, I gasped! I gusped!I creamed! I screamed! I jumped! Elly Bangs the woman that you are...!
💛💚💙👁💙💚💛
How do I explain this book other than using the word juicy?
This book is so perfect. It's beautiful it's vibrant it's juicy. It's my first real delve into fantasy / sci-fi, and it's the longest I've ever taken reading one book with such a low page count, but my goodness my god my unity!, what a lovely story! I literally had something to say for almost every other page. I have 136 journal entries logged. Every twist and every turn, I gasped! I gusped!
💛💚💙👁💙💚💛
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Ableism, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, and Terminal illness
So many asterisks to be added next to the triggers. The ableism is internalized. Pedophilia and sexual assault is mentioned very briefly in two sentences on page 56 but I still made note of it. Infertility is also mentioned in one sentence later on. Misogyny is added more because of gender dynamics, not because it's a common theme in the story... I'm just very thorough.