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A review by amanduhhhpls
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
4.0
Rating this four stars even though my personal enjoyment of this was lower (more like a 2.5 or 3), I really am glad stories like this exist and I hope this finds a solid YA audience. This is definitely written on the younger side of YA, and the themes are surface level and simplistic. The world-building isn't intense or complicated, and in some parts it felt sparse to me because I'm used to reading adult fantasy. The plot moved quickly and none of the problems felt like they had real stakes. There was a lot of overpowered/unclear magic that seemed to have no limits.
All that being said, this was clearly written for someone much younger than me that has read much less fantasy and experienced less about the real world than me. These lessons are not written for an almost 27 year old, they're written for a 12 year old.
Things I loved:
- Jamaican folklore in the magic system/worldbuilding
- dragons! I never get sick of them
- the sisterly relationship between the three sisters and how realistic it was
- the very casual lesbian representation of one of the sisters -- there's no struggle, no coming out, she's just a lesbian and it's the least interesting thing about her
All that being said, this was clearly written for someone much younger than me that has read much less fantasy and experienced less about the real world than me. These lessons are not written for an almost 27 year old, they're written for a 12 year old.
Things I loved:
- Jamaican folklore in the magic system/worldbuilding
- dragons! I never get sick of them
- the sisterly relationship between the three sisters and how realistic it was
- the very casual lesbian representation of one of the sisters -- there's no struggle, no coming out, she's just a lesbian and it's the least interesting thing about her