A review by booksgurrsandpurrs
Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

 This could be your loss. But it's not. It's mine, and you might think you're lucky, but for every lucky person, unluckiness arrives. Our existence shouldn't depend on luck. It should depend on justice, what is good, what is right. p294

The story focuses on a Latinx & Indigenous family in the American West. Embedded in the narrative is the importance of storytelling & although the focus is largely on Luz, the story toggles between her life and several generations before her, unveiling the choices that have been made through the generations just so Luz can exist.