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erinsbookshelves's review against another edition
dark
inspiring
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Animal death, Violence, Car accident, Grief, Murder, Gore, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, and Gun violence
ofbooksandechos's review
challenging
dark
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
Later she would understand that it wasn't just a pain. It was a beginning. And this beginning annihilated all that came before it.
I highly recommend the audiobook, it sounds like a folktale and the writing is beautiful.
content warnings for child abuse, death, grief, gun violence, brief description of menstruations, animal death, descriptions of malaria and its clinical course, violence
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Car accident
spiritedfaraway's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
Everything starts with a meteor shower. A young girl sees something that falls from the stars and what she finds, or what is given to her, comes with great power and a great price. Now wandering with only a small red fox by her side, Sankofa is looking for what was taken from her. As she walks from town to town word by month spreads out even faster and soon Sankofa is wrapped in mythology and legend.
"People whisper things like, "She's the adopted child of the Angel of Death. Beware of her. Mind her. Death guards her like one of its own." Three was truth in every single one of the stories."
An absolutely engrossing coming of age story with Sankofa looking for purpose and trying to find a sense of self. Amazing character and plot development, but also an exploration of grief, isolation, and trauma. This is a book that is mysterious and vivid and gripping and is so very hard to put down. I truly hope we get more of Sankofa in future books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Sexism, and Self harm
Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness
There is also death of a sibling and mention of the covid pandemic.readingunderthecovers's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I like this novella but didn’t love it. It was well written and interesting but there were a lot of unanswered questions at the end. If a story is a standalone I like to have all (or most) of the loose ends tied up. I also expected it to be at least partly fantasy but it was all science fiction. It was undoubtedly a good book but not my cup of tea.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Physical abuse
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