"Her soul burns as bright as her red lips." ... Born in a segregated world amongst humans and trolls, Karkat Vantas seems to be the outcast of both. With his daily struggles of mental health, racial violence, and abandonment issues, is the concept of love too farfetched for this mutant? With rebellion at the edge, he sure wasn't ready to fall face first into the pages of poetry, eros, and total chaos. DISCLAIMER: Mature topics are mentioned throughout the book such as; racial violence, strong language, discrimination, depression, self-harm, sexual references, and neglect. If the topics make you uncomfortable or you're under the age of 16, it is at your own risk to read further. This disclaimer will be seen once in the book, no warnings of listed topics will be mentioned in advance.
The story is characterized by its use of the second person point of view. It is my first time seeing it used for a novel of this type. Time will judge the author’s use of the second person to fulfill the psychological aspects of their story. The story has a compelling hook and does a good job introducing the reader into the world. I like the word selection the author uses to replace words or to describe something in an interesting way. The grammar is near flawless and the sentences flow well into each other. I look forward to how the author develops this story. I will certainly be keeping tabs on this novel.
🌹Hello my dear readers🌹
Before you scroll on down to the beginning of this Novel, you need to know this is not a human based book and have some 'Trollian' terms that are used throughout.
It came to my attention that some terms used in this book is somewhat confusing to readers, so please refer back to this auxiliary chapter if you feel you are having trouble understanding the words used in this Novel.
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🌹WHAT IS A TROLL?🌹
Trollian ( Troll·e·in ) = A humanoid race of aliens that are described to have gray skin, a pair of horns, and a rainbow hue of different types of blood color
🌹TROLL ANATOMY AND BODY PARTS🌹
Blood Pusher = Blood pumping organ; heart
Bulge = Any one of a number of bulge-like appendages to the troll body; at times refers to something phallic
Hatchling = Refers to a new born troll or baby
Hear Ducts = Hearing organs
Hemospectrum = The spectrum of colors found in troll blood
Nook = A crevice or entrance, such as an anus; or throat
Shame Globes = Breasts
Thinkpan = A thinking organ; brain or head. Sometimes simply 'pan' for short
Wriggler = Larval troll; used by trolls to refer to other species in their larval or infant stage
🌹CULTURE AND SOCIETY🌹
Archeraticator = The most noble warrior the imperial forces have to offer. Alternian soldiers who fight using bow and arrow.
Bookhive = A library
Grubschool = A school for very young trolls; preschool or kindergarten
Hive = A house or home
Ruffian = A member of a branch of the Alternian military; known for their brute strength
Schoolfed = Being educated or figuratively "schooled"
Thresher = Some kind of sharp implement; a sickle-like weapon
🌹ANIMALS🌹
Chirp = A bird
Barkbeast = A dog
Purrbeast = A cat
Rainbow Drinker = A vampire
🌹HOUSEHOLD AND FOOD🌹
Block = A generic name for a room, used to create compound names; see courtblock, respiteblock, nutritionblock
Corpse Box = Coffin; though trolls don't normally bury their dead
Grub = A kind of food, possibly made from actual larva, which can be made into any number of meals, from grubsauce to grubcakes
Husktop = A portable computer; a laptop
Mealblock = A block for preparing food; a kitchen
Recuperacoon = A pod filled with nourishing sopor slime, in which a troll sleeps
Respiteblock = A block for relaxing or sleeping in; a bedroom
🌹If you have any questions about these terms or a term used in the book and is NOT on this page, then please leave a comment and I'll be happy to help!🌹