I read the book everyone's calling a "colonizer romance" | To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods review

thank you Penguin for the review copy! sorry I hated it

BOOKS MENTIONED:
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X Chang: https://bookshop.org/a/4229/978059372...
The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary by Ken Liu (appeared in his short story collection The Paper Menagerie): https://bookshop.org/a/4229/978148142...
heavy content warnings for the Ken Liu story! it uses actual testimonies from unit 731 and does not shy away from the graphic realities

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Book drama
03:53 - Spoiler-free summary
07:18 - Spoiler-free review
13:57 - SPOILERS! Full review
23:22 - Ruying is colonized in the mind
24:43 - Criticism of Prince Colonization as a love interest
26:25 - Relationship buildup (or lack thereof)
28:18 - Ruying’s character growth (or lack thereof)
30:52 - The plot twist
35:42 - What could’ve been better?
41:08 - Outro (spoiler-free)

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