A review by neomreads
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

In a world where women have to take a test to see if their blood is pure and if it is not they get sentenced to something worse than death. Deka is someone who did not have pure blood.


I loved the design of the characters and the African culture references(? Is this how you say it ?)
There was a lot of mentions of sexism and racism

I believed the book was very fast paced

<spoilers> for instance, I wanted more details of the training and the expeditions rather than just skipping it to the next major plot event 

It focused too much one the main character I believe and I think the character became too much of a Mary Sue?- idk I think she just became someone with no flaws
</spoilers>

I did love the gods, also, for every female character, for you 👑

 
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