![]() ![]() Lavish parties, designer clothes, nothing but the best of the best. She’s like one of the Vanderbilts back in the day or something. She’s extremely wealthy, certainly a ‘one percenter’ if you will. ![]() But maybe she’s not that shallow, just very cynical due to her family and upbringing. First you have Desdemona who, at the start, you get the feeling is a very shallow type of girl. This is done PERFECTLY in Desdemona and the Deep.įor such a short book there are quite a few things explored here and yet it never feels like there’s too much packed in, or too many things going on–each element is perfectly balanced. I love when they’re other worldly and not humanized too much, like there is an almost alien feel to them, something very much not human that makes it just a bit tough to ever get a feel for them. ![]() I love stories of the fae when they’re all dark and weird and they make dangerous bargains. And also beautiful in its own unique way. First of all, don’t let that beautiful cover fool you–weird shit is happening in this book and it is amazing. Just kidding, of course I have more to say. This book was fucking weird and I loved it. Below are goblins, mysterious kingdoms, and an entirely different hierarchy. On the surface, her world is rife with industrial pollution that ruins the health of poor factory workers while the idle rich indulge themselves in unheard-of luxury. ![]() In Desdemona and the Deep, the spoiled daughter of a rich mining family must retrieve the tithe of men her father promised to the world below. ![]()
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