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A review by coffeeoverapples
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
4.5 ⭐️ rounded up. This was so much darker than I was prepared for but honestly, my hat is off to this author for tackling major topics such as colonialism, appropriation, genocide and child labor without holding any punches. Falaye makes sure that teens who will read this will know what is wrong beyond just the horrific fights that happen on page by not minceing words.
The pace of horrific event after horrific event left me so tired wishing for reprieve for these characters if only for a minute, but that is very much the point. The circumstances are dire and no one gets a moment to breath in the face of genocide. I teared up atleast 3 times, forcing me to put the book down because the on page brutality was heart breaking. The climax left us on a cliff hanger that I need to see resolved.
The incorporation of yoruba culture and beliefs as a magic system is soft as of now because our MC is figuring things out as she goes. But it is always present as a guiding force. It reminds us that no matter how much someone attempts to strip away who we are, Culture is so much bigger than that.
Sloane is a badass female MC who I want to succeed, but my God the cost....
😭👏👏💔
The pace of horrific event after horrific event left me so tired wishing for reprieve for these characters if only for a minute, but that is very much the point. The circumstances are dire and no one gets a moment to breath in the face of genocide. I teared up atleast 3 times, forcing me to put the book down because the on page brutality was heart breaking. The climax left us on a cliff hanger that I need to see resolved.
The incorporation of yoruba culture and beliefs as a magic system is soft as of now because our MC is figuring things out as she goes. But it is always present as a guiding force. It reminds us that no matter how much someone attempts to strip away who we are, Culture is so much bigger than that.
Sloane is a badass female MC who I want to succeed, but my God the cost....
😭👏👏💔