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A review by shimaira
The Unholy Mother of the Demonic Child by Daniel Aegan
4.0
A dark academia book featuring lovely surprises but also heartrending ones.
No character is safe, which makes this a real page-turner!
TL;DR review:
A paranormal mystery set in a post-apocalyptic world with a whole new religion, this novel shows you the good and the bad parts of the surviving society--like how it's very queer accepting (there is one trans character who really made my queer momma instincts happy) to how deep corruption runs (content warning for sexual abuse--but know justice awaits).
Longer, more in-depth review:
On LGBTQ+:
There's a trans character introduced very early on in the book (I won't give details as to who it is because of spoilers). I was pleasantly surprised to see this character being embraced by the school staff and the students--it really helped that they made this a thing that fits their religion.
Furthermore, the Demonic Child (a man) had a lover who was also a man. Queerness is thus inherent to the religion taught in the school the story is set in.
On mystery:
The thing about mysteries is how you often know certain characters are "safe". Well, not in this book! Everyone is basically free game and if you want to find out who survives... Better start reading
No character is safe, which makes this a real page-turner!
TL;DR review:
A paranormal mystery set in a post-apocalyptic world with a whole new religion, this novel shows you the good and the bad parts of the surviving society--like how it's very queer accepting (there is one trans character who really made my queer momma instincts happy) to how deep corruption runs (content warning for sexual abuse--but know justice awaits).
Longer, more in-depth review:
On LGBTQ+:
There's a trans character introduced very early on in the book (I won't give details as to who it is because of spoilers). I was pleasantly surprised to see this character being embraced by the school staff and the students--it really helped that they made this a thing that fits their religion.
Furthermore, the Demonic Child (a man) had a lover who was also a man. Queerness is thus inherent to the religion taught in the school the story is set in.
On mystery:
The thing about mysteries is how you often know certain characters are "safe". Well, not in this book! Everyone is basically free game and if you want to find out who survives... Better start reading