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A review by sadiaa
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
2.75
The premise of the book is interesting, women suddenly turning into dragons and societies denial of the existence of dragons. This book took me forever to finish, I kept picking it up and putting it down. I found myself skipping pages at a time, I was only interested in Alex and Beatrice's story. I found myself angry at the misogyny Alex faced, "no point getting an education when you'll just become a wife and mother", it was infuriating and testament to how women deal with adversity.
I loved the female rage aspect of the book,when the dragons attack the abusive men in their lives, I wish Alex got her revenge on her teacher, he was insufferable.
It just failed to hold my interest and I struggled through this book, determined not to dnf
I loved the female rage aspect of the book,
It just failed to hold my interest and I struggled through this book, determined not to dnf
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Homophobia, Death, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Misogyny, and Physical abuse