A review by littlebutton
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

I’ve had it on my shelf for a while and I wanted to finally read it, but it really wasn’t my cup of tea. I had trouble getting into the characters. It felt like we were told a lot of things about them (especially Dani) but were shown completely different things, which was hard to square. Honestly, the deeply sexist world was a turn off too. 

I read the first half, but will admit to only skimming the second half. 

If you’re into the post-Hunger Games dystopia genre, you’ll probably like it. It’s also quite diverse, which is definitely a point in its favor. But, ultimately, not for me. 
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