2.82k reviews for:

Squire

Nadia Shammas

4.16 AVERAGE

sriyasbooks's review

4.5

adventurous funny hopeful

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Gorgeous, in writing and visuals. There’s something so compelling and incredible about this location, and these kids. I could read 4 more books about them and still be hungry for more. Incredible.

piscesonpluto's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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: No

countdykeula's review

4.5

adventurous reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

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this and pet by akwaeke emezi are two of the best political YA books that have been published recently. really liked this and would read more of shamma’s work

mosshroomish's review

4.75

adventurous reflective fast-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: Complicated

trenchcoat_moss's review

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

ilewis28's review

3.5

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

pheebabeeba_'s review

4.5

adventurous emotional inspiring tense 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, War

hanna_konneback's review

5.0

adventurous challenging funny hopeful reflective fast-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: No

cdoxsie's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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: No

hobbit_tomes's review

4.5

inspiring

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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This was a fantastic YA graphic novel. This story does a great job of showing, through our main character, Aiza, what it's like growing up with stories of heroes and knights, only to learn that what she's been told and taught to admire is nothing but imperial propaganda. 

This is a very important read that I highly recommend. This story reaches us to question and look deeper at the stories of 'heroism' that we're told by our government, and to look at what goals spreading these stories helps them to achieve. It's not easy to look the truth in the face. It's painful and messy and can leave you feeling uncertain, but it's better than being complicit in perpetuating the cycle of violence. 

I do wish that the story was a little longer only because the ending  felt a bit rushed, but that's really the only complaint I have. 

TW/CW: blood, colonialism, death, racism, violence, war