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sleepysadpoet's review
dark
emotional
inspiring
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
4.0
Disclaimer: I received a gifted copy of this book from netgalley, and in exchange I am leaving a thorough, honest review.
I don't have a lot of experience reading historical fiction, so this was a new experience to me. This book is set during World War II. I am not Jewish, and I will be honest when I say my high school didn't really teach a lot about WWII, at least not about the holocaust. I read Night by Elie Wiesel for my honor's English class in 2013, but outside of that I haven't read many books that are set during that period. My high school basically taught it as if America saved the day lol. I feel that stating this is important, because this book did teach me a lot. It may be fiction, but it's written by a Jewish author and he has experience with antisemitism, which is an important topic in today's world, just as it was during WWII.
Obviously, this is fiction, but it does seem to have a lot more information about it than I was ever taught. It's a tale of revenge, and about tragedy. And it has paranormal aspects to it with the golems, and I really like that. I like that the main character is a golem, and she still has feelings--which from what I know about golems, doesn't seem to be common. I like that she's humanized. I always appreciate that with paranormal/supernatural books. I definitely think I should follow this author, as he is really talented and is wonderful at worldbuilding and writing diverse characters.
I would like to thank Aden, netgalley and inkyard press for the opportunity to read this book.
I don't have a lot of experience reading historical fiction, so this was a new experience to me. This book is set during World War II. I am not Jewish, and I will be honest when I say my high school didn't really teach a lot about WWII, at least not about the holocaust. I read Night by Elie Wiesel for my honor's English class in 2013, but outside of that I haven't read many books that are set during that period. My high school basically taught it as if America saved the day lol. I feel that stating this is important, because this book did teach me a lot. It may be fiction, but it's written by a Jewish author and he has experience with antisemitism, which is an important topic in today's world, just as it was during WWII.
Obviously, this is fiction, but it does seem to have a lot more information about it than I was ever taught. It's a tale of revenge, and about tragedy. And it has paranormal aspects to it with the golems, and I really like that. I like that the main character is a golem, and she still has feelings--which from what I know about golems, doesn't seem to be common. I like that she's humanized. I always appreciate that with paranormal/supernatural books. I definitely think I should follow this author, as he is really talented and is wonderful at worldbuilding and writing diverse characters.
I would like to thank Aden, netgalley and inkyard press for the opportunity to read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Blood and Antisemitism
Minor: Hate crime
eternallyicarian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Death of parent, Death, War, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail
thedragonqueen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Gore, War, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Antisemitism, Blood, and Grief
Thank you to NetGalley for this E-ARC. Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros was a riveting tale of a Golem created by a grieving Jewish man midst Wold War 2 named Vera. Vera battles with her very existence, the memories of those written in her clay, and literal Nazis. Polydoros is an amazing author, giving us grotesque imagery at some points as well as beautiful insights to Jewish culture. This is an extremely important story as we face rising fascism in modern day. I implor anyone wanting to read this compelling story to check for trigger warnings. YA Fantasy/Horror is the best way in my opinion to catergorize this book. The mysticism mixed with the gore makes it for a captivating read. I rated Wrath Becomes Her 4.5 stars.
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