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A review by diaspora_reader
The Goddess Twins by Yodassa Williams
2.0
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Thanks to Netgally for the free review copy! Book published on 19 May 2020
This book was good in a few ways
- The women in the story were remarkable
- The magical world Williams had built was beautiful. From Jamaican folklore and myths, to the transition from the 1700s to the 1920s to modern day. All of their powers were remarkable
- The fact that the 2 leads were twins was so cool
- the diverse black women were beautiful inside and out (except for cousin Lilo I didn't like her at all)
Because of these reasons, I enjoyed it.
However,
- the love interest was completely unnecessary - I was so confused
- the British characters seemed a little inauthentic using slang that didn't sound very London-based
- Some of the dialogue was quite forced - like when Arden's cousin yelled at the teenage boy on the train for no sensible reason: why was that included?
- The conclusion was a bit flat and I'm not sure the evil was adequately dealt with by any means
Unfortunately this book was a good idea with a terrible execution.
Thanks to Netgally for the free review copy! Book published on 19 May 2020
This book was good in a few ways
- The women in the story were remarkable
- The magical world Williams had built was beautiful. From Jamaican folklore and myths, to the transition from the 1700s to the 1920s to modern day. All of their powers were remarkable
- The fact that the 2 leads were twins was so cool
- the diverse black women were beautiful inside and out (except for cousin Lilo I didn't like her at all)
Because of these reasons, I enjoyed it.
However,
- the love interest was completely unnecessary - I was so confused
- the British characters seemed a little inauthentic using slang that didn't sound very London-based
- Some of the dialogue was quite forced - like when Arden's cousin yelled at the teenage boy on the train for no sensible reason: why was that included?
- The conclusion was a bit flat and I'm not sure the evil was adequately dealt with by any means
Unfortunately this book was a good idea with a terrible execution.