A review by rigbees
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Damn, this book was good. The first 100 pages and the premise are deception - it's very much a story about living under fascism and then learning about how you've been wrong. Since I'm now in my 30s, I can't really talk much about if I think the teen characters feel like teen, but it feels like there's a great arc around realizing that the thing you want is actively harmful to the world.