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i loved every inch of this book. my one complaint is the alternating pov’s don’t become clear until further into them, leaving the story a bit muddied in the meantime.

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spinesinaline's review against another edition

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challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

I had heard a lot of praise for this one so I’m glad I finally picked it up. I love inspired fantasy tales and this one is such a powerful tale mixing real historical trauma with fantastical creatures. I had no idea that this is, in a way, part of a series – the author has taken inspiration from a song about this idea by a band who were themselves inspired by another band! It’s a great collaborative work in the end.

It’s a heavy book as the blurb suggests but while it dives into that trauma (a pun to lighten the mood), it does so in a balanced way and it’s a beautiful reflection on what it means to be human at the same time.

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ssuummeerrn's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

My teacher did a very good job at picking out the books for this class because this is another one that was very good. I would never expect to read a fantasy book in college, but it totally made sense for the class and I really enjoyed it!

It was a little confusing at first, as fantasy books usually are, but once you understand the concept of the book, what Wajinru are, and what Yetu is as a historian, it is a very unique and interesting story!

It was a little short for me though! I wish there was more and I feel like it lacked some details. However, most of all, I feel like it ended too soon! I would have really liked to read about what Yetu did next!

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clara_mai's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective

4.0

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sofipitch's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

5.0

This book was beautiful, and very creative. I'm glad I listen to the song before reading so I could catch when the author made stylistic refrences to it in the book, mostly in the remembrance scene. The afterward says this came from a game of creative telephone, which if this is an example of that, we should allow for artistic collaborations more than simply copyrighting ideas and concepts. (*cough cough* disney)

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macknificent's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

3.75

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