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A review by ieemee
Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Thanks to Author for providing an arc in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Fawn is about a female fae girl called faunella, nicknamed Fawn going through puberty on earth & coming into her personal power. I read this 500 page book in a day - it’s an easy read.
Fawn our fmc is a pure creature who resides in the forest - healing and befriending animals and a girl with chronic/ terminal illness Lucy. But honestly it was Derrick who stole the show. Derrick born into gang life. Derrick uses kiwisms & swears and is essentially the opposite to Fawns purity. Derricks life is filled with corruption and selfishness.
The writing is descriptive but fast paced. You jump three years into the future multiple times to capture Fawns entire road to adulthood. Book also contains some beautiful illustrations at the start of each chapter and disbursed through the novel.
Illness Representation:
A deeper dive on the story- I think the side character of Lucy could be further developed. We’re never actually given the name of her illness. The illness representation varies from good to stereotypical.
Good representation of illness is the description of pain being constant. However the lack of Lucy’s specific illness makes accountability difficult among other aspects.
BIPOC Representation :
Lucy is also described as a person of colour & I would love to hear a BIPOC reviewer's perspective on this representation.
I can personally see a younger reader enjoying this far more. I can see that a younger audience 9-14 facing puberty may rate it 4 + stars and as I want to match the book with the correct reader I have rated it in that spirit rather than as my personal preference.
Fawn is released 5 December 2024 & will be available on Kindle Unlimited.
Fawn is about a female fae girl called faunella, nicknamed Fawn going through puberty on earth & coming into her personal power. I read this 500 page book in a day - it’s an easy read.
Fawn our fmc is a pure creature who resides in the forest - healing and befriending animals and a girl with chronic/ terminal illness Lucy. But honestly it was Derrick who stole the show. Derrick born into gang life. Derrick uses kiwisms & swears and is essentially the opposite to Fawns purity. Derricks life is filled with corruption and selfishness.
The writing is descriptive but fast paced. You jump three years into the future multiple times to capture Fawns entire road to adulthood. Book also contains some beautiful illustrations at the start of each chapter and disbursed through the novel.
Illness Representation:
A deeper dive on the story- I think the side character of Lucy could be further developed. We’re never actually given the name of her illness. The illness representation varies from good to stereotypical.
Good representation of illness is the description of pain being constant. However the lack of Lucy’s specific illness makes accountability difficult among other aspects.
BIPOC Representation :
Lucy is also described as a person of colour & I would love to hear a BIPOC reviewer's perspective on this representation.
I can personally see a younger reader enjoying this far more. I can see that a younger audience 9-14 facing puberty may rate it 4 + stars and as I want to match the book with the correct reader I have rated it in that spirit rather than as my personal preference.
Fawn is released 5 December 2024 & will be available on Kindle Unlimited.