A review by robinhood2000
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

5.0

Wow, just wow. Namina Forna just made something amazing. The patriarchal structure bothered me at first (especially when Deka had internalised that disgusting male gaze world view) but the reason it bothered me was that it was SO REAL. The book after that dealt with trauma, ostracism, a sick magic system (OMG THE BLOOD THINGS) and lore, and monsters in all shapes and forms. As a reader I sensed part of the story before it happened but I wasn't a hundred percent sure about the details. The author expertly wrote this book which honestly without lying is the among the best books I have ever read. The fact that it also is 400 pages is just magical to me, books are not supposed to get too long and in this there is no superfluous content! I am still a bit shook. I loved it so much...