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A review by thetomatowriter
Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows
5.0
I think this was my favorite book of the year?????? Oh my goodness it was so enjoyable. The author has talked about the book being anime inspired, both on Twitter and in the acknowledgements, and it truly reads like watching an anime. If you like Promare, for instance, I think you'd love this book.
The characters are incredibly endearing and the world is so exciting. It's just a FUN book to read, with a whole lot of heart to it. I don't think I've shipped anything like I shipped Ellen and Iori in a LONG LONG time. Also, the ace and aro rep in this book was so refreshing in that it felt seamless? You didn't get some social media soapbox-esque monologue, the characters just WERE ace/aro/demi and navigated their lives as such. They made jokes about it. They wore T-shirts about it. They had a brief clearing up with a new friend that things weren't going to get romantic because they were aro. It felt very true to my experiences and the experiences of people I know.
Basically I finished this book already so excited to read the next book and then got very sad that there are only two books so when that's done, it will be over.
The characters are incredibly endearing and the world is so exciting. It's just a FUN book to read, with a whole lot of heart to it. I don't think I've shipped anything like I shipped Ellen and Iori in a LONG LONG time. Also, the ace and aro rep in this book was so refreshing in that it felt seamless? You didn't get some social media soapbox-esque monologue, the characters just WERE ace/aro/demi and navigated their lives as such. They made jokes about it. They wore T-shirts about it. They had a brief clearing up with a new friend that things weren't going to get romantic because they were aro. It felt very true to my experiences and the experiences of people I know.
Basically I finished this book already so excited to read the next book and then got very sad that there are only two books so when that's done, it will be over.