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The Unworthy

By: Agustina Bazterrica
Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
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In the House of the Sacred Sisterhood, the unworthy live in fear of the Superior Sister's whip. In an atmosphere of constant threat and tense rivalry, they plot against each other and wait to see who will ascend to the level of the Enlightened - and who will suffer the next exemplary punishment. Risking her life, one of the unworthy keeps a diary in secret. Slowly, memories surface from a time before the world collapsed, before the Sacred Sisterhood became the only refuge. Then Lucía arrives. She, too, is unworthy - but she is different. And her presence brings a single spark of hope to a world of darkness.

©2025 Pushkin Press (P)2025 Pushkin Press Dystopian Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
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I feel like it had so much potential. I didn't realise how short it was until after I started listening and saw how much time was left! I think this would lend itself well to a tv or even film adaptation. I loved Tender is the Flesh but you cannot go into this story and expect the same as you will be disappointed. It's not a bad story just was far too short and needed more time to world build. I do enjoy the way it was written so that is worth a star.

Was not long enough and left feeling unsatisfied

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I really wanted to love this 🫣 There were parts of it that I did, it’s beautifully told, it’s immersive & harrowing at the same time but it just didn’t grip me to the core which I expected it too. It took me a long time to get through too (never a good sign).

However I think expectations are so high after tender is the flesh that you can’t help but feel a little underwhelmed that it’s not the same? I would give it 3.5 ⭐️ unfortunately

I really wanted to love this

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I can't decide if this narration is masterful or terrible. It imparts a sense of claustrophobia with the weird inflections. Maybe it's echoing something in the printed text? Or does the narrator just really want you to understand if she's reached a full stop or a comma? The story was good enough to keep me listening, though - a solid 4.5 stars.

The narration......

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If you haven't read tender is the flesh, I'd reccomend reading this first so you're not underwhelmed after! It's not the authors fault, she released a masterpiece and this just doesn't give the same shock factor! It's still beautifully written, except the use of "translucent" too much!! 😂

It's good, but not tender is the flesh good

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Beautiful writing I loved it. It was bleak and had moments of love and care. It will stay with me for a while.

Adored it

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