A review by lizshayne
A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This was one of those stories that embodies truth in advertising. I was sold on it as Lesbian space Count of Monte Cristo and it absolutely lives up to that claim and if that sounds good, you should also read it. And I particularly appreciated de Bodard’s discourse on the two forms of legal corruption - perverting justice by hiding the guilty from it and by using justice to be unjust. 
It’s very well done.