A review by jenibus
We Set the Dark on Fire, by Tehlor Kay Mejia
5.0
Okay, YES I KNOW I have a book waiting for me for book club tomorrow evening but I COULDN'T STOP READING THIS.
Minor spoilers but honestly I've been including this in all the blurbs I've been giving friend regarding this book.
In a dystopian society of the future (ish~), men choose their two wives: a Primera, who handles the business end of the household, the running of the servants, responding to correspondence, helping her husband in political matters when needed, and a Segunda, who handles motherhood and also tending to the husband's emotional needs. Our society is based on hispanic/latinx culture, where there's a strong economic divide between the classes. Dani, born in the lower class and with forged papers that let her attend the most prestigious school for promising Primera and Segundas, has been assigned as Primera to Mateo Garcia, one of the most politically powerful families possible. Except one of her school rivals, Carmen has been assigned as his Segunda.
EXCEPT THEN THE TWO OF THEM FALL FOR EACH OTHER INTEAD OF GARBAGE MATEO AND DANI WORKS MEETS UP WITH REBEL SYMPATHIZERS TO SPY ON HER HUSBAND AND HELP DESTABLIZE THE GOVERNMENT.
The book was great, I cannot wait until book two.
Minor spoilers but honestly I've been including this in all the blurbs I've been giving friend regarding this book.
In a dystopian society of the future (ish~), men choose their two wives: a Primera, who handles the business end of the household, the running of the servants, responding to correspondence, helping her husband in political matters when needed, and a Segunda, who handles motherhood and also tending to the husband's emotional needs. Our society is based on hispanic/latinx culture, where there's a strong economic divide between the classes. Dani, born in the lower class and with forged papers that let her attend the most prestigious school for promising Primera and Segundas, has been assigned as Primera to Mateo Garcia, one of the most politically powerful families possible. Except one of her school rivals, Carmen has been assigned as his Segunda.
EXCEPT THEN THE TWO OF THEM FALL FOR EACH OTHER INTEAD OF GARBAGE MATEO AND DANI WORKS MEETS UP WITH REBEL SYMPATHIZERS TO SPY ON HER HUSBAND AND HELP DESTABLIZE THE GOVERNMENT.
The book was great, I cannot wait until book two.