I think the blurb and the subject matter and the perspective sets the reader up to accept the narrative as truth when that really robs it of a much more nuanced and complex understanding!

It jumped off the page to me immediately, how clear it was that this is a neglected, powerless teenager, desperate for some facsimile of love, affection and control over her world. She’s not the femme fatale she wishes she were, she’s just a child desperately trying to get what she needs, as no adult has ever given it to her. And sadly, the best way she’s found is via her sex appeal to a man with a twisted desire.

As a childhood sexual assault survivor, I can definitely say seeing the inner thoughts of such a character can be quite jarring. It reminds me of how many years I spent wondering at how such awful people justify the things they do. A good reminder that: some don’t feel the need to justify them at all. You were never more than a prop, a play thing. You don’t justify yourself to objects.

The story became quite the page turner, I was left wondering what the hell she was going to do, say or think next to the very end. I have to applaud the author in their audacity in pulling something like this off. It’s unflinching, unashamed, and absolutely sick, in keeping with the truth of the character.

Wow, that’s honestly bullshit! I’ll send you an email with the collection!

The size thing annoy me as well. It is started again and again that females are considerably bigger and stronger than the males, but often this is streight up ignored. I mean Drizzt is not described as a very large drow male, and yet he is according to the author about 5.1 to 5.5, well that is about the max hight of a female, a 5.5 male is the same as when we get a 6.6 woman among humans, it happens but it is unusual enough that a very tall character like that it would generally be commented on.

Anyway I just wanted to pop iinto this nine year old article and say I enjoyed it.

I’m sure that not all Drow Females are practicing priestesses. But consider our own real life examples of the Holy City in Rome (The Vatican.) It is said that many within its walls wear black. Since black is a traditional color of the priesthood, it serves to reason that many wear such a dark color for respect. Not many would dare offend a member of the clergy in either Rome or the Realms.

I’m honestly not sure 🙁 We’ve been so busy with so many different projects that it’s hard to find time!

Drow society is consistent within the fictional universe, as long as its evils are contrasted by the other patriarchal societies; humans, dwarves, elves etc, and realize that not everything in patriarchal society is all good, not all things in matriarchies are all evil. There are characters in drow society with redeeming good qualities that are repressed, albeit reluctantly, by said characters. In secret, they hold these virtues in their heart. Drizzt points this out several times amongst his own family members, both male and female, during the trilogy and it’s apparent that the oppressors in drow society are the demon “gods”, not the drow themselves.

So, no one is being singled out. They kneejerked it and stopped every single author twitter feed.

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I’d appreciate a link back and credit, but other than that, feel free. The information needs to be shared.