alisarae 's review for:

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

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Afro-fantasy that's heavy on defeating the patriarchy. I loved the setting and the characters (Iksa is the cutest pet ever). The audio production is good too, with a wide range of accents. I can recognize that this is solid writing, but I think I may have outgrown YA fantasy and I'm not sure if I'll read the other two parts of the trilogy when they come out.