A review by bopip
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
4.0
I liked this book!
It's a (hateful) patriarchal world, with a lot of restrictions for the women through religion. Yes, it seems realistic. The tortures those special girls endure are terrible, but it's not a pessimistic book, but a joyful one. It mixes a lot of fantastic characteristics: religion, warrior women, demons, and it has a hint of "that's not what it seems".
Although my theories were true (yeah, I always think about why this or that happens), there was a lot I didn't expect. And I liked that. If you don't want to read the whole series, I think this book has a nice ending with all the misteries solved.
It's a (hateful) patriarchal world, with a lot of restrictions for the women through religion. Yes, it seems realistic. The tortures those special girls endure are terrible, but it's not a pessimistic book, but a joyful one. It mixes a lot of fantastic characteristics: religion, warrior women, demons, and it has a hint of "that's not what it seems".
Although my theories were true (yeah, I always think about why this or that happens), there was a lot I didn't expect. And I liked that. If you don't want to read the whole series, I think this book has a nice ending with all the misteries solved.