brookiie_15 's review for:

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

4.0

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another book club read. I loved this the author really knows how to write relationships and bonds in a way that feels real. the story was interesting and the themes were well done. the author is also incredibly talented at world building and making it feel fleshed out. however I think there could have been some improvements. as much as I love deka she believed every word said to her even when it vastly conflicted with things she knew to be true she literally is the song “Hot N Cold” and it at times could be frustrating. I also felt the author could have done a better job describing things I really struggled to envision a lot of the creatures and such that we saw through out the book. I also think maybe there were too many characters? I had a hard time keeping track of everyone and found myself sometimes having to go back to when they were introduced to remind me who they were (specifically the recruits but some alaki as well)