A review by bibliobrittish
Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland

4.0

I can’t say enough about this book. I picked it up because of the asexual rep (in fantasy!), but the mythology and the characters Strickland created were what held me in Eopia. And it’s magical. The kind of magical that’s in between the swirling folds of a dress with pockets, or hiding in the spaces between souls. It's a truly dark gem of a fantasy. It had me swooning and cursing and biting my nails in the same sentence. Kamai comes into her own so beautifully, with a little help from her friends and an incredibly artful explanation of (a)sexuality as phases of the moon. Beyond the Black Door is the kind of book that says, 'no more hiding,' and I couldn't be more excited for more of the world to read it.