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rebecca_holloway 's review for:
The Gilded Ones
by Namina Forna
I am not one to think ahead in a book to see where a plot is heading, although I'm sure the more astute reader would be able to identify fairly early on the relationships in the book. I liked the characters, although I feel that we only really got to know the surface level of their personalities and even some of the more heartfelt interactions between characters, I'm not sure I ever really felt that I got to know them, so that would be something I would be interested to explore going forward in future books.
By the end of the book I had forgotten that Deka is only 16 and in hindsight find some parts not very believable that she would have acted in certain ways given her young age.
I find the book to be an interesting portrayal of a society where they are so wrapped up in their beliefs and acting in certain ways that nobody ever questions anything, even Deka's own family and friends. I do like however that Deka does have an internal monologue at least of 'why am I doing this', 'this doesn't feel right'.
By the end of the book I had forgotten that Deka is only 16 and in hindsight find some parts not very believable that she would have acted in certain ways given her young age.
I find the book to be an interesting portrayal of a society where they are so wrapped up in their beliefs and acting in certain ways that nobody ever questions anything, even Deka's own family and friends. I do like however that Deka does have an internal monologue at least of 'why am I doing this', 'this doesn't feel right'.