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Beasts of Prey
by Ayana Gray
This book is nothing short of spectacular.
It sparks the reader’s imagination to life.
I have never read a prologue like the one in BoP. It was bewitching, and from that moment, I knew this would be a story that would hold me captive until the very last word and beyond.
The language is breathtaking. It conjures up such a magnificent world, a world steeped in vibrancy & grandeur. Beautifully rich in culture and history. An immersive landscape so alive you can almost feel the rough terrain underfoot and smell all the intoxicating scents that fill the air.
For me, the writing is as beautiful as the story itself.
I could gush about this book for the rest of my life (or until book two comes out). It is marvellous.
I adore the correlation between Koffi & Ekon and Adiah & Tao. Especially Koffi and Adiah. Centuries apart, but it is like they are the same person.
Koffi & Adiah are strong, independent young women following a predetermined path, one they are trying to escape and find their way, free from the shackles that bind them.
Ekon & Tao are the silent, book-smart friend. The sensible ones, using their heads and not their hearts. Logical, but strong in their way.
These are characters you love and walk with side by side as they make their perilous journey.
Honestly, I could go on and on, but if you are yet to discover this Mary Poppins of a book (practically perfect in every way), then I shall add a few more wonderous things that await you.
*Creatures and beasts equally terrifying as well as beautiful.
*Intricate & divine descriptions/imagery.
*Revelations that I knew/hoped would be revealed along with others that took me by surprise.
*The Night Zoo = Majestic.
And finally, a beautiful friendship that gradually builds, but not one that overpowers the story, yet still, your heart has hope for what is yet to come for Koffi & Ekon.
I wanted to mark this down, even if just by 0.5, for a scene involving certain eight-legged things, but I cannot do it. I love it too much.
Thank you, Ayana Gray, for my introduction to Pan-African Mythology and, of course, to @NetGalley & Penguin Random House, for the arc ebook in return for my honest review.
It sparks the reader’s imagination to life.
I have never read a prologue like the one in BoP. It was bewitching, and from that moment, I knew this would be a story that would hold me captive until the very last word and beyond.
The language is breathtaking. It conjures up such a magnificent world, a world steeped in vibrancy & grandeur. Beautifully rich in culture and history. An immersive landscape so alive you can almost feel the rough terrain underfoot and smell all the intoxicating scents that fill the air.
For me, the writing is as beautiful as the story itself.
I could gush about this book for the rest of my life (or until book two comes out). It is marvellous.
I adore the correlation between Koffi & Ekon and Adiah & Tao. Especially Koffi and Adiah. Centuries apart, but it is like they are the same person.
Koffi & Adiah are strong, independent young women following a predetermined path, one they are trying to escape and find their way, free from the shackles that bind them.
Ekon & Tao are the silent, book-smart friend. The sensible ones, using their heads and not their hearts. Logical, but strong in their way.
These are characters you love and walk with side by side as they make their perilous journey.
Honestly, I could go on and on, but if you are yet to discover this Mary Poppins of a book (practically perfect in every way), then I shall add a few more wonderous things that await you.
*Creatures and beasts equally terrifying as well as beautiful.
*Intricate & divine descriptions/imagery.
*Revelations that I knew/hoped would be revealed along with others that took me by surprise.
*The Night Zoo = Majestic.
And finally, a beautiful friendship that gradually builds, but not one that overpowers the story, yet still, your heart has hope for what is yet to come for Koffi & Ekon.
I wanted to mark this down, even if just by 0.5, for a scene involving certain eight-legged things, but I cannot do it. I love it too much.
Thank you, Ayana Gray, for my introduction to Pan-African Mythology and, of course, to @NetGalley & Penguin Random House, for the arc ebook in return for my honest review.