A review by icebearreads
Freakslaw by Jane Flett

adventurous dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Definitely a weird book. At points I thought it was way too weird for me, and maybe that's still true but I found it strangely freeing in its weirdness. I liked the morally ambiguous characters which doesn't always work for me but I liked the actual ambiguity here. I loved the queer, magical realism and found family themes. There's something powerful in how the book portrays a marginalised community not as perfect or submissive but messy, joyful in their strangeness and ultimately an empowering force.

Certainly one I'd be careful who I recommend it to due to its weirdness! 
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