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A review by intonewrealms
Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
adventurous
emotional
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
5.0
This is such a great book; it’s so sweet and wholesome a lot of the time but it’s also incredibly heart breaking! I really appreciated the content warnings at the start of this book and I wish it was more the norm for others as well. At first I didn’t see much difference from our world but as the book went on there were a lot more clear examples of how things had evolved and it was obvious to see how we could get there from today, which was really interesting.
I was obsessed with the family from the moment they all got super excited about Voya’s period and that it signifies she will get her Calling and get the chance to become a real witch. Her family situation was very interesting as her parents are divorced but live in the same house with her stepmother and her half-sister. Her aunt also kicked her uncle outside 5 years ago but he decided to stay in the family even if he had to stay in a separate building. Voya’s room separates her twin cousins as although they are twins they tend to ignore each other or just snipe.
On the other side of things, her love interest Luke has a totally different familial situation. He doesn’t speak much to his family back in Mexico and he isn’t mega close to his sponsor family, which is sort of like a foster family but the kids are taken in by CEO’s for explicit purposes like motivating their biological kids or as heir if no biological kids. This also lead to a discussion about an evolved version of colonialism by taking promising kids away from their communities to a place where they are aware they could be deported at any time and have to be competitive.
I was obsessed with the family from the moment they all got super excited about Voya’s period and that it signifies she will get her Calling and get the chance to become a real witch. Her family situation was very interesting as her parents are divorced but live in the same house with her stepmother and her half-sister. Her aunt also kicked her uncle outside 5 years ago but he decided to stay in the family even if he had to stay in a separate building. Voya’s room separates her twin cousins as although they are twins they tend to ignore each other or just snipe.
On the other side of things, her love interest Luke has a totally different familial situation. He doesn’t speak much to his family back in Mexico and he isn’t mega close to his sponsor family, which is sort of like a foster family but the kids are taken in by CEO’s for explicit purposes like motivating their biological kids or as heir if no biological kids. This also lead to a discussion about an evolved version of colonialism by taking promising kids away from their communities to a place where they are aware they could be deported at any time and have to be competitive.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Slavery
Minor: Eating disorder