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So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

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goldendreams's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

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cloreadsbooks1364's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.5

This YA fantasy is set in a Jamaican-inspired world, and focuses on two very powerful sisters.

Faron is the Childe Empyrean, 5 years ago she used her ability to channel the gods' power to defeat the dragon-riding Langish forces and free her small island nation, San Irie. Then, at the international peace summit, her sister Elara is shocked to bond with a Langish dragon, Zephyra, and her rider Signey. Faron must figure out how to break the bond and bring her sister home, alongside discovering shocking secrets that could harm everyone.

I liked Elara from the start. She was strong, caring and so lovable. I found myself becoming impatient to return to her pov during the alternating chapters where Faron had her pov. She quickly accepted the bond with Zephyra and fit in well in Hearthstone, the dragon riding school, and I'd have loved to see more of her there.
Faron was very brave, she always spoke her mind, and made very rash decisions. As the Childe Empyrean she was worshipped, which she was quite tired of.
Reeve, the son of the Langish commander, who helped win the war 5 years ago by telling the Iryans his father's plans, was a very studious, calm, character, who thought before he acted (something I think Faron should've learnt). I enjoyed him as a character.
Signey was a character I liked immediately. Sharp, funny, trustworthy, and loyal, I enjoyed the slow-burn romance between her and Elara immensely.
Zephyra, the sweet sage dragon, was amazing, as most book dragons tend to be.
Aveline, the young Queen of San Irie, was such a strong character!

The magic in this book included the Langish dragon powers, the Iryan ancestor-summoning, and the Iryan drakes (flying machines that combat dragons.

I loved this book and will certainly read the sequel upon its release!

Queer rep:
Demisexual mc (Faron)
Sapphic mc (Elara)
Sapphic sc (Signey)

TWs: possession, bullying, death, violence, war, colonisation, racism, blood.

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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hamstringy's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

I think there’s a lot to love about this book: the characters are interesting (Faron in particular is an archetype I wish was explored more), the world is lovingly crafted, and the plot pulls you in. I think at times I wish it was a little more show and a little less tell, especially with Faron and Reeve’s relationship, but I think it ultimately wasn’t a core flaw of the book. Loved the willingness to tackle complicated questions and especially loved

the problem of “an enemy wearing a friend’s face” being approached with nuance and love first.

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catherinedsharp's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was interesting but I don’t think it was the greatest. A cool concept although I wasn’t as much a fan of the execution as the dual perspective jumped over things that I thought would have helped the plot develop, and the actual book starts at the end of a load of action which I think would have been beneficial as a prologue of some kind. It told a lot of the backstory and exposition rather than showing it and overall, I enjoyed my time although it did have many flaws.

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