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This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria
5.0
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Thank you to Edelweiss and Inkyard Press for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Read full review: 9/2/2020
This story has pirates, representation, automations with body autonomy, evil leaders, and hidden history galore!
The representation in this book was beautifully done. Firstly, we have an asexual/aromantic main character which I think we don't see enough of. Then, we have a nonbinary side character and a gay relationship as a cherry on top. Our pirate captain Zara had my heart from the moment she came into play, and she got the character development and back story fitting for a side character. Alix and Karis's relationship made me nervous at first because I was afraid there would be this "aha" moment in which Karis announces she is no longer aro/ace, but that never happened. I found that really satisfying in of itself.
"And if I'm doing this, I'm going all in. If we flameout, we'll burn like stars."
This book made me emotional in ways I can't even begin to explain. The story held my heart and in the last bit of it, I'm pretty sure I stopped breathing. While it's a pretty classically done fantasy story (evil leader with historical secrets, a girl who escapes some kind of prison-like situation) it was done in such a new way that it took me by surprise.
I highly recommend this book for fans of Crier's War.
Thank you to Edelweiss and Inkyard Press for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Read full review: 9/2/2020
This story has pirates, representation, automations with body autonomy, evil leaders, and hidden history galore!
The representation in this book was beautifully done. Firstly, we have an asexual/aromantic main character which I think we don't see enough of. Then, we have a nonbinary side character and a gay relationship as a cherry on top. Our pirate captain Zara had my heart from the moment she came into play, and she got the character development and back story fitting for a side character. Alix and Karis's relationship made me nervous at first because I was afraid there would be this "aha" moment in which Karis announces she is no longer aro/ace, but that never happened. I found that really satisfying in of itself.
"And if I'm doing this, I'm going all in. If we flameout, we'll burn like stars."
This book made me emotional in ways I can't even begin to explain. The story held my heart and in the last bit of it, I'm pretty sure I stopped breathing. While it's a pretty classically done fantasy story (evil leader with historical secrets, a girl who escapes some kind of prison-like situation) it was done in such a new way that it took me by surprise.
I highly recommend this book for fans of Crier's War.