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austinpowersbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I will give a more detail review tomorrow but easily 6
thisstoryaintover's review against another edition
SO FREAKIN GOOD. can't believe i was sleeping on this book for a year!! read this via the audiobook and absolutely LOVED the narrators. this book is filled with compelling and multi-faceted characters, incredible game descriptions, and just a fast-paced plot with INCREDIBLE TWISTS. loved all of the discussions of race and the many parts of black experience that it touches on. GO READ THIS BOOK NOW BECAUSE IT'S FREAKIN AWESOME. another fave of the year hands down.
kittynovaaaa's review against another edition
3.0
3.9
found it to be cringe on occasion but i think it was funny how the hotep boy was the villain. the resolution? he gets locked up after the MC has a crisis because she doesn’t want to call the cops on him because y’know police brutality….so definitely a book
found it to be cringe on occasion but i think it was funny how the hotep boy was the villain. the resolution? he gets locked up after the MC has a crisis because she doesn’t want to call the cops on him because y’know police brutality….so definitely a book
hannahfeathers's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
fast-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
4.0
allison_sirovy's review against another edition
5.0
I actually finished this fantastic, thought-provoking YA book a few weeks ago but forgot to mark it as read. Had to work myself up to start this book because it’s about gaming, which I’m not into at all, but, wow! This book is about gaming, which I actually enjoyed, empowerment and many other deep topics. Fantastic read for teens!
annab3lla's review against another edition
5.0
Second read (2021):
Yep, still love this book!
First read (2019):
I devoured this book in a day and loved it to bits.
Yep, still love this book!
First read (2019):
I devoured this book in a day and loved it to bits.
cloreadsbooks1364's review against another edition
4.0
Slay
By Brittney Morris
4.5/5⭐️
Slay is a novel about Kiera, a teenage girl who has to constantly monitor herself (how she speaks, how she acts, etc.) as one of the only Black students at her school. But none of her friends or family know that she's the game developer behind Slay, the popular online roleplaying game that celebrates Black culture all over the world. When a boy dies over a Slay dispute, Kiera's game is labelled exclusionary and racist. She has to try to save her game while remaining anonymous as the creator. She created Slay to be a place for Black people to be themselves and celebrate without fear of racism, and she isn't going to let it be taken away from her without a fight, especially when a troll threatens to sue her.
This book wasn't written for, or aimed at, white people like myself, but I really enjoyed reading it!
Kiera was a very brave protagonist, I found myself really hoping that she'd succeed, and drop her violent, sexist boyfriend Malcolm along the way. (He acted as if he owned her!) I loved Steph, Kiera's sister, and how she helped Kiera unquestionably.
Throughout this book, there are chapters from the pov of Black gamers all around the world who Slay. These were my favourite chapters, especially the one from a trans girl within a very unaccepting family who used Slay as an escape to be herself.
The world inside Slay was so well-described! I could easily imagine the duels, the characters, the cards. It was a brilliant concept!
I highly recommend this ya contemporary book!
TWs: murder, racism, blackface, bullying, online harassment, false accusations, toxic relationship, racial slurs, misogyny, death, police brutality (offpage), violence
By Brittney Morris
4.5/5⭐️
Slay is a novel about Kiera, a teenage girl who has to constantly monitor herself (how she speaks, how she acts, etc.) as one of the only Black students at her school. But none of her friends or family know that she's the game developer behind Slay, the popular online roleplaying game that celebrates Black culture all over the world. When a boy dies over a Slay dispute, Kiera's game is labelled exclusionary and racist. She has to try to save her game while remaining anonymous as the creator. She created Slay to be a place for Black people to be themselves and celebrate without fear of racism, and she isn't going to let it be taken away from her without a fight, especially when a troll threatens to sue her.
This book wasn't written for, or aimed at, white people like myself, but I really enjoyed reading it!
Kiera was a very brave protagonist, I found myself really hoping that she'd succeed, and drop her violent, sexist boyfriend Malcolm along the way. (He acted as if he owned her!) I loved Steph, Kiera's sister, and how she helped Kiera unquestionably.
Throughout this book, there are chapters from the pov of Black gamers all around the world who Slay. These were my favourite chapters, especially the one from a trans girl within a very unaccepting family who used Slay as an escape to be herself.
The world inside Slay was so well-described! I could easily imagine the duels, the characters, the cards. It was a brilliant concept!
I highly recommend this ya contemporary book!
TWs: murder, racism, blackface, bullying, online harassment, false accusations, toxic relationship, racial slurs, misogyny, death, police brutality (offpage), violence