Reviews

Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

stenwoman's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? N/A

3.5

kmccolgan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I had trouble keeping track of the characters and timelines for a lot of the book. But it came together more   by the end. Maybe that’s the experience that the author wanted us to have?

samwierman's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

beergoddess2391's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-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

5.0

Beautifully written commentary on the power of women, their relationships, and our ancestral ties to the powerful women of our past. Magical yet based in realism. 

marigolds_and_lavander's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

shortney510's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

becxreadz's review against another edition

informative mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

Liked
*Historical family saga
*The snake charmer and tea leaf reader aspects
*Audio narration

Disliked
*the back and forth timeline
*Luz making dumb decisions 

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

3.0

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 against another edition

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