Reviews

Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

pickelle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I loved the historical parts about Denver, I felt like I learned a lot about my city. I loved learning how the two stories met, i spent the majority of the book trying to figure out how they were going to be connected 

sian_m's review

3.0

This book hooked me from the get go. It’s written so beautifully and I felt comforted by the writing and the journey the story was taking me on. The prologue was so inviting.

As it went on and there were several different time lines, I started to lose a little interest. Purely because I was wanting to know more about certain characters, I’d be engaged with them and then we’d shift time lines again. I wished we’d spent more time with the prologue characters and learnt more form that time before moving forward through the time lines.

It hurts me to read of the cruelty and tragic outcomes that have happened and continue to this day and this book shared some of the sadness of these times.

I love the way this book shows the ancestral consistency of their spiritual powers and connections coming through the generations and in my mind, it would be wonderful if society still honoured this and carried it through with the love and respect that it deserves.

Thanks so much to NetGalley for allowing me to read this for an honest review.

hkrobock's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Violence

mtzbookworm64's review

4.0

Very interesting story of 5 generations of an indigenous Chicano family in the American west. Story is centered around Luz “Little Light” Lopez - the main heroine.

From the Lost Territory in 1868 to Denver in 1934 - you journey through a non-liner time line and learn about the generations and history of the Lopez family.
Desiderya Lopez - the Sleepy Prophet
Pidre
Simodecea
Maria Josie
Sara
Benny
Luz - Little Light
Diego

lalala_rich_reads's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

emherland's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Maybe the least satisfying ending I’ve ever read, and I usually love open endings. 

bookishkarina's review

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

rachmc's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

dominiquefragments's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This is a book for people who like to take a stroll through other people's lives, especially when those lives unfold over generations. This is a character-focused story as much as it is a setting-focused story. If you want to read about the time period in a new way (a non-white way) then this book will be refreshing and enjoyable for you. Though the beginning was a bit slow, it quickly picked up and I found myself reading large swaths of it at a time.

kaelaceleste's review

4.0

3.5 rounding up. This was really lovely, the writing was beautiful, I loved the characters and the setting. Fun to get multiple perspectives from this multigenerational family and there were some both haunting and heartwarming moments. It jumped around a lot making it a bit confusing for my personal taste but I enjoyed it enough anyway.