A review by 2treads
Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz

challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Moniz's stories capture women and girls' at various points in life, how they find themselves, the roles that are patriarchically grounded and how that affects the many ways they move and are allowed to move and be seen or accepted in their specific communities/societies.

This collection shows how far the ideas of women and womanhood have come and the lengths still to go. There is a fire contained within these stories that truly capture the evolution, identity, and status of women and girls today, still.

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