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by Mercedes Lackey
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Pillows & Blankets
Pillows & Blankets rated it 9 years ago
I don't know why I went into this book believing it to have a feminist vibe— albeit some 70s first wave feminism, complete with slut shamey, creepy fetichistic and essentialist vibes, as well as the good ol' rape, which the author uses and... Well, you know the rest.Warning : spoilers ahead.And boy ...
The Fangirl
The Fangirl rated it 11 years ago
Trigger Warning: There are mentions of one of the characters rape that takes place in her past. Nothing too graphic, but there are no warnings for it in any of the blurbs I've seen. It's best for people to be prepared. Note: This books is a bunch of loosely connected short stories collected into one...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
I can remember Tarma and Kethry's introduction in a short story in the Sword and Sorceress III anthology, and they stood out to me even then. This particular book is more a collection of those early short stories, rather than an integrated novel like the sequel Oathbreakers, but it's not any less of...
ambyr
ambyr rated it 13 years ago
I'd forgotten just how choppy this book was. It shows its bones as a collection of loosely linked short stories too clearly; some sections have no connection to the plot's main through-line at all. Throw in lack of coherent worldbuilding, an obsession with rape (I'd remembered this as the Lackey wit...
The Fangirl
The Fangirl rated it 35 years ago
Trigger Warning: There are mentions of one of the characters rape that takes place in her past. Nothing too graphic, but there are no warnings for it in any of the blurbs I've seen. It's best for people to be prepared. Note: This books is a bunch of loosely connected short stories collected into one...
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