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A review by sophieweirather2007
The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Maybe home was no longer a place, but a person, a feeling, a dream. Maybe home was wherever her heart could finally rest.
- Ranka -
I'm strong because after all the hurt, still I love. Still I trust. My strength is not owned to the wounds you gave me, but my willingness to let them scar.
- Ranka -
So, this is how your write a sapphic fantasy!! It's just perfection and I have so much to say about this masterpiece! First of all, this book has the perfect balance between plait and character development. I love all our main characters. Rankas story is at the same time so sad, but so inspiring and relatable. Aramis is literally me, I felt very seen and their relationship is beyond sweet! Also, Galen and Percy don't come to short and have important parts to play. Galen is my adopted son!
Sometimes I was brutally harsh reminded, that this is not just a funny, imaginary fantasy novel. It has so many realistic aspects to reflect. The witch burning was for many hundred years a thing, and still is. The author describes it very violently, but that's just how it was. People need to realise, that we burned innocent women and children, just of being scared. I really loved this grey path to. There are no heros on both sides - humans and witches. But there are also not only monsters. And who sad a monster is only something bad? Both sides are the reason for this conflict to last so long and it's so easy to put into reality. Every long conflict is like that!
The magic system is brutal, too and so well explored. I loved the flashbacks and structure of the novel. Why are there so many Taylor Swift references? I don't dislike it...
Must read for everyone who craves an effortless sapphic couple in an amazing fantasy world!
So, this is how your write a sapphic fantasy!! It's just perfection and I have so much to say about this masterpiece! First of all, this book has the perfect balance between plait and character development. I love all our main characters. Rankas story is at the same time so sad, but so inspiring and relatable. Aramis is literally me, I felt very seen and their relationship is beyond sweet! Also, Galen and Percy don't come to short and have important parts to play. Galen is my adopted son!
Sometimes I was brutally harsh reminded, that this is not just a funny, imaginary fantasy novel. It has so many realistic aspects to reflect. The witch burning was for many hundred years a thing, and still is. The author describes it very violently, but that's just how it was. People need to realise, that we burned innocent women and children, just of being scared. I really loved this grey path to. There are no heros on both sides - humans and witches. But there are also not only monsters. And who sad a monster is only something bad? Both sides are the reason for this conflict to last so long and it's so easy to put into reality. Every long conflict is like that!
The magic system is brutal, too and so well explored. I loved the flashbacks and structure of the novel. Why are there so many Taylor Swift references? I don't dislike it...
Must read for everyone who craves an effortless sapphic couple in an amazing fantasy world!