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A review by mk_loisirs
Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The short of it: A bloody cathartic book. Bad people getting what they deserve. A gory revenge fueled mess.
The long of it: Delilah does a solid job of escalating the plot at the perfect pace leading towards an over the top campy violent crescendo. I wish the campy aspect of the world was a bit more fleshed out in terms of character development. Some parts of the characters felt a little flat in regards to us getting backstory. We only every get peaks into the motivations of the staff, which works with the events of the plot but I think the reader's investiment into the story would increase with more developped characters. Despite that I still felt sucked into the story and it wrapped up with in the end with the solid start.
My biggest "critique" or gripe with the story was that it doesn't really delve into commentary on class warfare more than rich people being entitled horrible people...Dez makes comments periodically about her life growing up as the child of a blue collar worker but that's as far as it goes. I don't think a great commentary was needed for this story to succeed, as it did without but I just feel like it would have enhanced the story a little more had it done so.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence