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A review by mswocreader
The Goddess Twins by Yodassa Williams
1.0
This story is about twins Arden and Aurora who live in Ohio with their retired opera singer mother. One day there mother goes missing after flying to London to come out of retirement and perform a gig. This leads the girl's on a London adventure where they meet family they didn't know existed and work with them to rescue her.
This was an interesting concept and a quick read but I often found there was more telling than showing. I know in fantasy stories there will be a lot of telling us about the world because it's not yet established but there were things that could've been told and show in real time instead of recalled here.
And a little more research on Black people living in London could've been done because the cousins didn't sound like Black Brits.
I think teen girls will like the twin's distinct and youthful voices. This is probably a good book for those getting into YA fantasy for the first time.
Read full review here
https://womenofcolorreadtoo.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-goddess-twins-by-yodassa-williams.html
This was an interesting concept and a quick read but I often found there was more telling than showing. I know in fantasy stories there will be a lot of telling us about the world because it's not yet established but there were things that could've been told and show in real time instead of recalled here.
And a little more research on Black people living in London could've been done because the cousins didn't sound like Black Brits.
I think teen girls will like the twin's distinct and youthful voices. This is probably a good book for those getting into YA fantasy for the first time.
Read full review here
https://womenofcolorreadtoo.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-goddess-twins-by-yodassa-williams.html