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I love long epic adventures and well developed fantasy and anything with a good sense of politics to it. So I did love Maia. There is a lot of great scenes and Adams creates beautiful prose. BUT super sexist and there were multiple times I was laughing because there are so many points where this is CLEARLY a female protagonist written by a man. Borrow, don‘t buy. TW: Sexual Assault, rape.

“Three hundred yards downstream the noise of the falls, muffled by intervening trees and undergrowth in the crook of the bend, was reduced to a quiet murmur of pouring water, a natural sound more smoothly continuous than any other- than wind, insects or even night frogs in the marshes.”

Hit the half way point. Thrilling story. Loving the world and the politics. Protagonist not super bright. Also, clearly written by a guy. There‘s a part where she drinks water by pushing her boobs together and sipping from her cleavage. 🤣🙄 #nakedbook