A review by reader_in_the_meadow
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart

adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Okay everyone, this book is quite something! I picked this up at the bookstore because the premise sounded good. And then it stood on my TBR shelf for a good three and a half months before I actually read it. However had I known how good this would be I would have read it sooner.
This book had it in it. Although I found it a bit sluggish at first and taking me a while to get into, it started getting more fast paced later on.
Th plot in itself was so intriguing and took so many sharp turns that I was gobfaced multiple times while reading this. I loved how everything was just put together in such a good way and how everything concluded at the end.
The real diamonds of this novel however, are the characters! The cast was so diverse! The whole cast were POC and I loved to see that. Each and every character had their own personality which really shone through. I loved many of them and hated others with all the  passion I have in me. 
And don't get me started on the influence Jamaican folklore and mythology had on this book. I had only little knowledge about it when I started this book. Thankfully, a lot was explained throughout the story and introduced within the very intricate worldbuilding.
I cannot wait to get my hands on the sequel as soon as it comes out the see the culmination of all the questions I have right now!
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