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I have found: a Jewish person on the fairyloot discord who DNF'd (valid), mateo who is deleting comments and has not read the book (link here ), and Ellie's review (not Jewish but discusses antisemitic elements in detail) (also I think Ellie is very cool). Galen: shy and quiet, he’s very sweet and I would GREATLY enjoy a book about his and Percy’s adventures!
The book is solid, I would have given it four stars bumped it up to five for the algorithm, I'm VERY UNCOMFORTABLE with the way YA purity politics have completely destroyed the capacity to engage in honest rhetoric (the problem part 3) and I hope people actually give the book a try since I thought it was slightly less identical than most YA fantasy releases and rather better written. Mix: Other than the fact I’m also a feral girl who just wants to go live by herself in the woods? Ha.
Rebuilding Structures for Equality
When we meet Ranka she’s fully under the influence of one of the political factions the Skra witches, and is particularly under the thumb of their leader, Ongrum, who Ranka clearly views as her mother by adoption if not by blood. A word of warning: if you are a survivor of abuse, some of the dynamics in this book may be difficult for you, and while I cannot presume to know Mix’s personal life, the dynamics between both Ranka and her leader have the rawness of someone who knows exactly what they’re writing about. The dedication is also written to “the kids who survived”, so infer from that what you will. But when witches start turning up dead, murdered by a mysterious, magical plague, Aramis makes Ranka an offer: help her develop a cure, and in return, she'll teach Ranka to contain her deadly magic. But as the coup draws nearer and the plague spreads, Ranka is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her power, her past, and who she's meant to fight for. Soon, she will have choose between the coven that raised her - and the princess who sees beyond the monster they shaped her to be. But as the bodies pile up, a monster may be exactly what they need. About This Edition ISBN:
Context: The main character is discussing how her magic works as a blood witch) "Her vision was the first to go—the colors melting away, rendering the world in burning gray. The power rushed in like adrenaline tenfold; her nails sharpened to points, and her muscles swelled. Her hearing sharpened [...] She could break bone with her bare hands and run for miles without growing winded. Jake Maia Arlow (author of the excellent How to Excavate a Heart) writes (6/26): "this is also how i feel about the fact that it’s about a blood-witch. like do i think it’s purposefully anti-semitic? no. is it about a powerful witch who gains magic from blood and is persecuted for that a la literally every blood libel stereotype leveled at jews? yes"
Paste: How would you describe this story? Do you consider it a political fantasy? A coming-of-age story? Something else entirely? After her power had surfaced, Ranka had begged to be free of it. Instead, her leader had knelt and taken Ranka’s tearstained face in her hands.
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