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kaiyakaiyo's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I need book 2. today. Holy moly
Loved this: black people doing black things and yes it does involve incredibly traumatic slave ship experience, but it doesn’t feel like one of those “let’s zoom in on black pain” sort of takes. It’s more like what magic & belief existed at that time, and how was it impacted by the slave trade? Magic coexists with history well in this, which I really liked.
Ultimately I just loved this, despite the ending causing me to do a literal double take when I realized that I’d reached the last page 😭
I need book 2. today. Holy moly
Loved this: black people doing black things and yes it does involve incredibly traumatic slave ship experience, but it doesn’t feel like one of those “let’s zoom in on black pain” sort of takes. It’s more like what magic & belief existed at that time, and how was it impacted by the slave trade? Magic coexists with history well in this, which I really liked.
Ultimately I just loved this, despite the ending causing me to do a literal double take when I realized that I’d reached the last page 😭
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Murder
Moderate: Violence and Blood
Minor: Rape
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