A review by coolfoolmoon
A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope by Patrice Caldwell

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

No real heavy hitters (except Zoboi) but I had fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Gaslighting, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic