A review by probably_reading_right_now
The Black Veins by Ashia Monet

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was a really great YA fantasy that doesn’t go too far into sounding YA, but definitely still reads as YA. Hopefully that makes sense. None of the characters had the “chosen one” syndrome, or “not like the other girls” energy that is absolutely RAMPANT in YA and one of my pet peeves about the genre. I really liked this one and it’s marked as a book one so excited to see where the story goes.