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Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

5 reviews

meghansarmiento97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Grief, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Trafficking

cemeterygay's review

adventurous emotional

• 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

5.0

I adored this book so deeply and in a way I didn't expect it. The worldbuilding is so detailed, well-integrated, and rich. The other aspect I adored was both of the main characters, their growth and their interactions. It is incredibly rare where I enjoy both point of characters but I really did in this book. I also thought the flashbacks were incredibly well-done. I also loved the different explorations of trauma and indoctrination. 

It was just a phenomenal fantasy that I cannot recommend enough if you're looking for interesting worldbuilding with even better protagonists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Drug use, Physical abuse, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Murder

CW: Non-consensual drug use and abuse, Anxiety, Manipulation, Manipulative relationship

_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

betweentheshelves's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

This is a fantastic Pan-African debut fantasy! We start off a little slow, but once the plot gets going, it really gets going! I absolutely loved the world-building in this book, especially after reading all of the author's influences at the end of the book. It was really fascinating, and the world was so lush and fully developed. And the characters! Ekon and Koffi had strong chemistry right off the bat, and I thoroughly enjoyed the way their relationship changed throughout.

Most of the plot follows a typical YA fantasy story, but the world-building and the characters definietley make up for it. I loved this from start fo finish!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug use, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Physical abuse

amivireads's review

adventurous mysterious 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

Beats of Prey Review 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
 
Was kindly given an arc the arc by @penguinteen 

Before I begin the review, I want to say how much black books matter and how much this story will mean to kids that look like me. I wished I had a book like this as a kid. 

Beasts of Prey is an amazing start to a new YA fantasy series. The magic system is unique; the characters have so much depth to them and aren't one dimensional. 

We follow three characters in this book, Adiah, Koffi, and Ekon. Ekon was the one I felt the most for. It’s rare to see a book deal with anxiety and do it right. But with Ekon it felt so real, it made me feel seen. He cares so much for his loved ones and feels like he needs to prove himself. The way he doesn’t feel like he is enough but continues to try, to push himself. It reminds me a lot of myself. All three of them reminded me of myself, and that is what makes a great story in my eyes. 

Another thing that makes a book amazing are the twists, and the ones in this left me speechless. I had so much fun trying to guess and theorize what would happen next. And the ending, the ending left me wanting more. I need book 2!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, and Blood