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Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

10 reviews

scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

Great world-building, a bit on the predictable side with a cliffhanger ending. Gripping enough that I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel eventually. It's pretty enjoyable, though not mind-blowing IMO, and the African lore was intriguing and great to read. If there are YA tropes that grate your nerves like miscommunication, you might cringe through some parts like I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Animal cruelty

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abandonment

julierambaeck's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a very long fantasy book. I was rather confused about the multiple pov's, but in the end I understood why the author had chosen to do so. Will I continue on in the series, no. Was it a solid YA, yes. I think it had such a cool concept but it just did not live up to my expectations.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug abuse

chrilovyl's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

isabellesbookroom's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

A very fun read. The author does repeat the same expressions A LOT though but I’m reading the second book now and so far the writing is a lot better. Definitely give this book a try if you like reading about magic, monsters and family.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Drug abuse, and Classism

kirstenf's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Violence, Slavery, Torture, and Grief

haylzno's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

MISS AYANA GRAY 

Phenomenal, amazing, adventurous, a wild ride all around. I absolutely LOVED this novel. 
I'm not one to binge a larger book like this but I devoured it in no time. Unlike some reviews, I found the pacing to be perfect. I loved the multiPOVs and the jumping timelines. And while each chapter gave you clues here and there that guided you to these plot guesses, nothing was overtly obvious or random. There were plenty of plot twists that had me saying "oh daaayummm!!". And when I tell you my heart BROKE in two when I hit the end of the book - I mean...talk about a cliffhanger. I cannot wait for the second book. 
Additionally, I really loved the authors note, which educated the readers on where her inspiration of the characters, creatures, and world building came from. I had just as much fun reading the authors note as I had reading the novel! 
This will absolutely be one I reread in the future, especially once Beasts of Ruin comes out! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Xenophobia, Drug use, Blood, Animal death, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Torture, Mental illness, Gore, Genocide, and Drug abuse

ali_k0's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Mental illness

_savannahreads_'s review

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Violence, Slavery, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Confinement

kbairbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was… a challenging read for me. I really only liked the last 150 pages or so but by the end I didn’t want it to be over. The way the author wrapped things up left so much up in the air for a possible book two and I just… ugh. For something that was so tough for me to get through I do wanna know what happens. The cause of the murders genuinely surprised me, as did a few other things, which was nice but too much of it wasn’t amazing for it to be a higher star rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, War, and Violence