Haemi Lee
Haemi Lee asked:

is this book really really heavy? I want to read it but i don't want anything to be so heavy it worsens my mental state.

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Cosima I honestly feel disturbed having read it. The heroine feels active pleasure torturing someone to death and killing people who have wronged her. A lot of the book is inner dialogue - most of it is hateful and full of pain (rightfully so, she had a hard life - but it seldom stops). The whole world and story is full of constant violence. I really wouldn't recommend to read it if you are concerned about your mental state.
Soaringclaws This book has some heavy themes and scenes. There are a few scenes of torture and a lot of death. That being said, it balances out some with the main characters getting gleeful, bloody vengeance which was kind of cathartic.
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