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Is Artemisia on the autism spectrum, or neurodiverse?

Bec Being on the spectrum myself, I believe she is. Her traits and demeanour are very similar to an autistic person and I see myself in her a lot (And hon…moreBeing on the spectrum myself, I believe she is. Her traits and demeanour are very similar to an autistic person and I see myself in her a lot (And honestly, the first female character in fantasy who presents that isn't a 'rain man' or Sheldon Cooper. It's very real to what the average autistic female is like and lightly explains why we display certain traits. It's verrry refreshing). But I don't think it is ever said because there is likely no term for it in the world. So only a comment from the author in creating the character will confirm it :) (less)

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is this a standalone?

Beth The author recently stated on tumblr that while there were originally plans for a duology/trilogy, Vespertine is at this point in time a standalone (h …moreThe author recently stated on tumblr that while there were originally plans for a duology/trilogy, Vespertine is at this point in time a standalone (https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/marr...)(less)

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How many books are going to be in this series?

Luíza Carvalho The author already stated that there will no longer be a sequel. She wrote this book during a difficult time in her life and found really hard to go b…moreThe author already stated that there will no longer be a sequel. She wrote this book during a difficult time in her life and found really hard to go back to that mindspace to continue writing it. She gave some tidbits that would be in the next books if they were still coming out: https://marrogerson.tumblr.com/post/7...(less)

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What Age Rating is this! Please be specific, violence, romance, and gore?

Reah N. This book was quite heavy on the violence. There are many many battle scenes, people abusing themselves to subdue spirit that are possessing them, and…moreThis book was quite heavy on the violence. There are many many battle scenes, people abusing themselves to subdue spirit that are possessing them, and memories from Artemisia's traumatic past. None of them are gory, however.
As for romance, the book is clean. Spirits don't know if they were male or female in life. Once, a spirit explains that it really doesn't matter to them since the only difference is that a man has "dangly bits" and swing a sword and a woman either has babies or becomes a nun.(less)

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Is there any LGBT in this????

Tami "Artemisia is aro/ace-spec. The revenant is asexual-coded because it doesn’t experience sexuality." and some other characters are lgbtq+ but that isn'…more"Artemisia is aro/ace-spec. The revenant is asexual-coded because it doesn’t experience sexuality." and some other characters are lgbtq+ but that isn't shown in this book, it will be discussed in the next book. Source: https://marrogerson.tumblr.com/post/6...(less)

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