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A review by noellesmagicallibrary
Blue-Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'm sad slept on this one, it was great! I had an ARC for Blue-Skinned Gods so I should have read and reviewed this by November 2021.... and here we are in April 2024. Oops.
But I'm actually glad that I waited to read it because this was easier for me to digest as an audiobook and my ARC is an ebook. There are many many words and names that I would have great difficulty pronouncing. I know that I would spend too much time trying to sound out these unfamiliar words and it would take me out of the moment and probably would have prevented me from enjoying this one so much. It's been almost 3 years since I read the synopsis, but at some point I assume I had an idea of what this was about. By the time I picked it up though, that memory was out the window. Color me surprised when the story eventually takes us to NYC and references as a family famous for an uncommon medical condition it's the Fugate family and methemoglobinemia.
I really couldn't tell in the beginning if this book was veering more towards magical realism. It was written in a way that kept me guessing for a while, and I liked that.
This book is heavy. There's a lot of love and self-discovery but it comes along with abuse.
I found it sad that Kalki leaves his Ayya only to be used by Lakshman in a similar way.
But I'm actually glad that I waited to read it because this was easier for me to digest as an audiobook and my ARC is an ebook. There are many many words and names that I would have great difficulty pronouncing. I know that I would spend too much time trying to sound out these unfamiliar words and it would take me out of the moment and probably would have prevented me from enjoying this one so much. It's been almost 3 years since I read the synopsis, but at some point I assume I had an idea of what this was about. By the time I picked it up though, that memory was out the window. Color me surprised when the story eventually takes us to NYC and references as a family famous for an uncommon medical condition
I really couldn't tell in the beginning if this book was veering more towards magical realism. It was written in a way that kept me guessing for a while, and I liked that.
This book is heavy. There's a lot of love and self-discovery but it comes along with abuse.