Book review of Red Sonja Consumed by Gail Simone

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Type of book: Fantasy, steppes, politics, fights, secrets, survival, gladiator, scorned love, magic, dark legends 

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Characters:

Main character would be Sonja, a Hyrkanian woman who is best described as a nomad without any ties to anything. She is also known as a She Devil. Sonja has a devil may care/ hedonistic attitude towards life and does things she has little regrets for. She is a fierce fighter and in her own way is loyal. There are other characters such as Ysidra, Sonjas scorned lover, and Sylus, a twisted individual who is best described as sadistic. 

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Is it possible to love 

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The story is in third person narrative primarily from Sonjas point of view. Other characters also give their points of view such as Ysidra, Solus, the Hyrkanian royalty and guards. So I am not familiar with Sonjas world, thus a map would have been beneficial for me. And story does not really begin until way past middle, and motivations are not fully explained. 

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I am definitely sorry, but I didn't like it. At first I thought I would like THE book, but it didn't happen that way. I couldn't get attached to any characters, and while I liked the beginning chapter quotes because they opened up a rich world full of wonder, I couldn't get into the story. I think main reasons  is perhaps lack of depthness towards the characters. I mean I understand the characters, but it felt very shallow. I also thought the story played a large part: most of the book, Sonja moved and traveled with very little purpose towards the main story. And some of the characters actions were inexplicable for me, especially towards the end. 

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2 out of 5
(0: Stay away unless a masochist 1: Good for insomnia 2: Horrible but readable; 3: Readable and quickly forgettable, 4: Good, enjoyable 5: Buy it, keep it and never let it go.)