Edit: my only criticism is that the author didn’t portray the High King in a very kindly light considering he was basically raped. He literally doesn’t do anything.
At what part(s)?
The beginning and the ending mostly highlights his flaws in comparison to Lindon’s. Especially when Rowan gets angry at him.
I would have been happier with the Questing beast returning to recognize Lindon’s equality and receiving the title of High Queen at the end than to beat up on the High King and masculinity as a way to prop up Femininity and the Strength of Women. She clearly deserves the title.
Feminism and positive depictions of women in fiction doesn’t require focusing upon or attaching the negative re: men and masculinity. Nor does masculinity in vice versa.
Personally I didn't read that way.
In the beginning I saw it more that while Algenus is allowed to "human" and that Lindon was always being judged. As noted people where questioning her ability and right to rule while the king was missing despite her being a knight of four realms and being the second most qualified for the position. Less that he's a bad king and more that Lindon has to be perfect just to earn a bit of respect.
In the end with Rowan I see it as Rowan barley 18 (and red aligned) and she's (rightly)so hurt and angry that it caused her and Will to spark. She gonna say angry teenager ***** and does also yell at Lindon for not telling them although really Lindon did what I feel was the right and her respect her husband of when when to tell the twins.
The rest of the narrative, even after the twins spark, I feel doesn't reflect that much either. It really paints up Algenus as almost perfect since he such a fair and just ruler that even some of the elves wanna make peace and work within the Realms because of him.
I do wish the narrative could have had time to spend on the rape aspect but that revelation comes so close to the end I can see why they didn't have the time to wrap it up and wanted to focus on having a "Happy ever after" feel to ending with the King returned and Garruk going after the twins to make sure they are okay.
These are some fair points, and in sad truth, women have to appear to be working 2x as hard or successfully to get the same cred as men in the workforce, and that would be an extra stressor atop of Lindon’s not having her 5th knighthood.
I also saw parallels between women often cutting their careers short for the sake of kiddos and Lindon’s sacrifice of her blade for the twins.
At the same time, and as you said, the high King’s previously being raped by the witch needed more pull at times. I cannot blame him for going a bit crazy and just wanting to get ‘away’. The trauma would’ve been terrible especially when you end up siring kids from it and being forced to sacrifice them or allow their sacrifice.
I’d go pretty mad myself!!
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Edit: my only criticism is that the author didn’t portray the High King in a very kindly light considering he was basically raped. He literally doesn’t do anything.
At what part(s)?
The beginning and the ending mostly highlights his flaws in comparison to Lindon’s. Especially when Rowan gets angry at him.
I would have been happier with the Questing beast returning to recognize Lindon’s equality and receiving the title of High Queen at the end than to beat up on the High King and masculinity as a way to prop up Femininity and the Strength of Women. She clearly deserves the title.
Feminism and positive depictions of women in fiction doesn’t require focusing upon or attaching the negative re: men and masculinity. Nor does masculinity in vice versa.
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Wizards. listen. The Vorthos community will await the consequences of the Eldrazi Titans' deaths/sealing. We will keep the watch.
“The wind whispers, ‘come home,’ but I cannot.”
— Teferi
Edit: my only criticism is that the author didn’t portray the High King in a very kindly light considering he was basically raped. He literally doesn’t do anything.
He’s also very charismatic.
Edit: in fact, I’d wager his cleverness wouldn’t nearly be as effective if it weren’t for his charisma.
Where is Lindon’s card? I missed that.
The Vorthos community will await the consequences of the Eldrazi Titans' deaths/sealing. We will keep the watch.
“The wind whispers, ‘come home,’ but I cannot.”
— Teferi
These are some fair points, and in sad truth, women have to appear to be working 2x as hard or successfully to get the same cred as men in the workforce, and that would be an extra stressor atop of Lindon’s not having her 5th knighthood.
I also saw parallels between women often cutting their careers short for the sake of kiddos and Lindon’s sacrifice of her blade for the twins.
At the same time, and as you said, the high King’s previously being raped by the witch needed more pull at times. I cannot blame him for going a bit crazy and just wanting to get ‘away’. The trauma would’ve been terrible especially when you end up siring kids from it and being forced to sacrifice them or allow their sacrifice.
I’d go pretty mad myself!!
The Vorthos community will await the consequences of the Eldrazi Titans' deaths/sealing. We will keep the watch.
“The wind whispers, ‘come home,’ but I cannot.”
— Teferi
The beginning and the ending mostly highlights his flaws in comparison to Lindon’s. Especially when Rowan gets angry at him.
I would have been happier with the Questing beast returning to recognize Lindon’s equality and receiving the title of High Queen at the end than to beat up on the High King and masculinity as a way to prop up Femininity and the Strength of Women. She clearly deserves the title.
Feminism and positive depictions of women in fiction doesn’t require focusing upon or attaching the negative re: men and masculinity. Nor does masculinity in vice versa.
The Vorthos community will await the consequences of the Eldrazi Titans' deaths/sealing. We will keep the watch.
“The wind whispers, ‘come home,’ but I cannot.”
— Teferi
Edit: my only criticism is that the author didn’t portray the High King in a very kindly light considering he was basically raped. He literally doesn’t do anything.
The Vorthos community will await the consequences of the Eldrazi Titans' deaths/sealing. We will keep the watch.
“The wind whispers, ‘come home,’ but I cannot.”
— Teferi