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A review by sewlikeafox
From Dust, A Flame by Rebecca Podos
4.0
I haven't read a supernatural book quite like this one before. I liked how well the real and the magical were mixed in this story. It was an entertaining read, and something different than what I have been reading the last few weeks.
The story centers around a teenage girl who wakes up on her 17th birthday to find she's been cursed. Each day she wakes to find her body has a different animal mutation (scales one day, wings on another day, a forked tongue on another day). I found that part of the story very fresh & different! The girl & her brother delve deep into their family roots after their mother goes missing and find out they are Jewish, and have a whole huge family they never knew about. It is also slowly revealed that their mother & grandmother were full of secrets.
There is a lot of Jewish ideology & folklore mixed into the book, along with LGBTQ+ representation.
My rating system:
5 ⭐ = Great story, loved it, would definitely recommend
4 ⭐ = Good story, enjoyed it, worth the read
3 ⭐ = Okay story, some predictable parts, it was fine
2 ⭐ = Lame story, boring, kept losing interest
1 ⭐ = Terrible story, couldn't finish
The story centers around a teenage girl who wakes up on her 17th birthday to find she's been cursed. Each day she wakes to find her body has a different animal mutation (scales one day, wings on another day, a forked tongue on another day). I found that part of the story very fresh & different! The girl & her brother delve deep into their family roots after their mother goes missing and find out they are Jewish, and have a whole huge family they never knew about. It is also slowly revealed that their mother & grandmother were full of secrets.
There is a lot of Jewish ideology & folklore mixed into the book, along with LGBTQ+ representation.
My rating system:
5 ⭐ = Great story, loved it, would definitely recommend
4 ⭐ = Good story, enjoyed it, worth the read
3 ⭐ = Okay story, some predictable parts, it was fine
2 ⭐ = Lame story, boring, kept losing interest
1 ⭐ = Terrible story, couldn't finish