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A review by stephbakerbooks
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas, this book starts off a new fantasy series by introducing you to a cast of characters dealing with celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. There are also mermaids and giant crows—what more do you need??
It took me a while to get into this story, but once I was in, y’all, I was hooked! The audiobook has four different narrators, and they each were excellent. I really liked the different POVs, as it allowed the world to be fully fleshed out—these characters don’t all agree with each other. This also came with a pdf file of the character list, which I found very helpful as I was listening.
The world building in this is stunning, but I really fell in love with the characters. I just want them to all get along! There’s nice development too that I’m looking forward to seeing more fleshed out as the series continues. Did I mention book two isn’t out yet? It’s been rough y’all 😩
Thank you to Libro.fm, Simon Audio, and the author for my copy!
Read if you like: high-fantasy, morally gray characters, ancient religions.
CW: violence, abuse, suicide, sexual assault, child abuse, gore.
It took me a while to get into this story, but once I was in, y’all, I was hooked! The audiobook has four different narrators, and they each were excellent. I really liked the different POVs, as it allowed the world to be fully fleshed out—these characters don’t all agree with each other. This also came with a pdf file of the character list, which I found very helpful as I was listening.
The world building in this is stunning, but I really fell in love with the characters. I just want them to all get along! There’s nice development too that I’m looking forward to seeing more fleshed out as the series continues. Did I mention book two isn’t out yet? It’s been rough y’all 😩
Thank you to Libro.fm, Simon Audio, and the author for my copy!
Read if you like: high-fantasy, morally gray characters, ancient religions.
CW: violence, abuse, suicide, sexual assault, child abuse, gore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Confinement