Currently reading "Roxana" by Kin (on Tapas).
Also reading and really enjoying their other novels "The Monster Princess" and "Solitary Lady". Author has a way with writing complex and real-to-life human protagonists in horrific, overwhelming, supernatural quandaries! I come away with such a clear sense of each character, and can understand each choice they make. They each have to grapple with their own notions of morality whilst struggling to survive circumstances beyond their control, and I find it particularly realistic how certain emotions and traumas are brushed off or pushed down, only to bubble over later - because yeah, they're just trying to get out of this shit alive...and maybe have some revenge.
I'm really enjoying novels with protagonists that aren't intended to be "morally prescriptive". This author in particular, I believe, is good at depicting emotional turmoil, reactions to traumatic incidents, and how these impact their daily life in a way that makes sense - makes them feel human and just as capable as making the right choice and they are to make the wrong one. Sometimes that choice is out of their hands and they just do what they must to survive and live with the emotional consequences, and sometimes they deliberately make immoral choices - or make a seemingly positive choice, but for immoral reasons. It's good to question your ethics and values, even if it just reaffirms your current beliefs - I get so bored with media that refuses to explore the grey.
Also each novel has their own unique world building, society and culture, and magic systems - each of which are so engaging and interesting!










