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yuna 's review for:
The Monsters We Defy
by Leslye Penelope
adventurous
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great worldbuilding, great secondary characters, great mystery. Main character was a bit of a miss for me though. It takes a long time before Clara's Charm is revealed, and for me it didn't feel commensurate to how anti she was about using it--especially considering what the stakes were and what we knew at the time about who she'd have to use it against. The story gives itself an out on this, but I was hoping for it to have been more personal to Clara.
Weird coincidence, but it seemed like all of the mother figures in the book kind of sucked. Abandoned their families, sold their children, were homophobic...etc.
Weird coincidence, but it seemed like all of the mother figures in the book kind of sucked. Abandoned their families, sold their children, were homophobic...etc.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Abandonment, Classism