A review by allie_h
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

2.0

I was disappointed to realize that I just didn't like this book that much. Deka, the main character, is underdeveloped and it's just not clear who she is. The other big thing that bothered me is that the society is abusive to women, and while the book definitely condemns this, the male characters in the book yell words like 'bitch' and 'whore' at Deka and her warrior women...it just didn't sit right. Maybe it felt too connected to reality and brought me away from the world in which this story takes place.