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A review by lizthebooklover
The Cerulean by Amy Ewing
4.0
I really liked this book! I almost didn't read it because of the negative reviews about it being homophobic and racist and I am glad I decided to check it out for myself. The plot kept me interested and most of the time I didn't want to put it down. There were some times that were a bit slow but for the most part it was a really engaging read.
As for the racist and homophobic aspects other people have talked about, I didn't find this to be homophobic at all. Yes, one of the main characters is from a sapphic society and turns out to be straight but another one of the main characters is from a society like ours and is gay so there is still really good representation in this book. As for the racism aspect, I agree that there could be some offensive parts. Out of the two societies on the planet in this book, the darker skinned one is seen as backwards and poor and the lighter skinned society is seen as advanced and better off.
Despite that I still enjoyed this book very much and I'm excited to read the second one!
As for the racist and homophobic aspects other people have talked about, I didn't find this to be homophobic at all. Yes, one of the main characters is from a sapphic society and turns out to be straight but another one of the main characters is from a society like ours and is gay so there is still really good representation in this book. As for the racism aspect, I agree that there could be some offensive parts. Out of the two societies on the planet in this book, the darker skinned one is seen as backwards and poor and the lighter skinned society is seen as advanced and better off.
Despite that I still enjoyed this book very much and I'm excited to read the second one!