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A review by basicallyhades
Brave Chef Brianna by Sam Sykes
1.0
I wanted to love this but in the end I can't give it more than 1 star regardless of its lovely artwork.
Other reviews have explained this better than I will, but I was blown away about how blatant the themes of gentrification and completely disregarding the cultures of a region were in this. The blonde white main character did absolutely no research about where she was moving to and broke the laws to suit herself. The villain was a snake woman with darker skin than any of the other characters who objected to the human character disregarding their ways and encroaching on a place for monsters. This wasn't even all the problems with the book but it's where I'm going to stop.
I'm so disappointed that something that sounded right up my alley ended up being so problematic.
Other reviews have explained this better than I will, but I was blown away about how blatant the themes of gentrification and completely disregarding the cultures of a region were in this. The blonde white main character did absolutely no research about where she was moving to and broke the laws to suit herself. The villain was a snake woman with darker skin than any of the other characters who objected to the human character disregarding their ways and encroaching on a place for monsters. This wasn't even all the problems with the book but it's where I'm going to stop.
I'm so disappointed that something that sounded right up my alley ended up being so problematic.