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A review by beforeviolets
Ring of Solomon by Aden Polydoros
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an ARC of this book!
An incredibly fun and adventurous middle-grade novel that I would easily pitch as a queer Jewish Percy Jackson. This is most definitely a book I wish I could've had when I was a kid. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a diverse middle-grade pick.
It did feel a bit rushed at times, and I think it would've been far more fun for the plot of this book to be stretched out over 3-5 books detailed with more adventures and more folkloric flashbacks. All the elements were there, but felt a little crammed in. There was just soooo much goodness that deserved to be narratively milked.
CW: bullying, antisemitism, racism, violence, blood, fire, emesis, drowning, kidnapping
An incredibly fun and adventurous middle-grade novel that I would easily pitch as a queer Jewish Percy Jackson. This is most definitely a book I wish I could've had when I was a kid. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a diverse middle-grade pick.
It did feel a bit rushed at times, and I think it would've been far more fun for the plot of this book to be stretched out over 3-5 books detailed with more adventures and more folkloric flashbacks. All the elements were there, but felt a little crammed in. There was just soooo much goodness that deserved to be narratively milked.
CW: bullying, antisemitism, racism, violence, blood, fire, emesis, drowning, kidnapping
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Antisemitism
Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and Racism
Minor: Blood, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury