Woowwww. This is one of those books I've had for a while and finally read, then I'm like "Why did I wait so long before reading this???". Lobizona is Woowwww. This is one of those books I've had for a while and finally read, then I'm like "Why did I wait so long before reading this???". Lobizona is also one of those books that's worth every bit of hype it's gotten. I can't wait to read book 2 because this one ended on such a high. It was an amazingly paced book with so many elements that just worked great together.
Manu, my darling Manu. I now have an exclusive list of my fave BIPOC fantasy heroines, and Manu strolled right on to that list. She is fierce, amazing, so strong, and so non conforming. I love her so much and I can't wait to see where book two takes her. Be kind to her, Romina. The book starts off with an intro to Manu's life. She's brought up in secrecy by her mom, Soledad, and her "grandma" Perla. Homeschooled all her life, sheltered away in their apartment and only able to go out while wearing mirrored sunglasses because of her eyes, Manu has so many questions. She's always been taught to be scared and live in hiding from her father's people - a father she never knew. She knows her mom is hiding secrets, but she never imagined that the secrets run so deep.
A couple of events lead to Manu running away from the life she's ever known, and ending up in a school for werewolves and witches - Lobizones and Brujas. The world she's stumbled into seems like the only place she can ever fit in, because everyone there has eyes like hers, and she doesn't need her glasses anymore. The world building here is amazing, and I love all the realms and mythologies within the world of the Septimos (pardon any misspellings, I listened to the audiobook). The problem I had with this world is the gender roles - male children become werewolves/lobizones, and female children become witches/brujas. Based on the book title, I'm sure you can guess that Manu doesn't exactly fit into this binary. Another thing that endeared me to this book is that the author herself pointed out the problem with this binary, and that's what Manu's father was trying to fight before he disappeared.
In the school, Manu is dumped on Cata by the headmistress who's Cata's mother. Saisa, Cata's best friend, is the first person who warms up to Manu, along with her brother Tiago. I enjoyed all the events that happened in the school so much. I loved Manu's bravery and her refusal to fit into gender roles and stick to the norms relating to the gender binary. I love the friendships in this book so so much, I also loved the romance written into this book, because it was so beautiful. There was also LGBT+ rep, in the form of an F/F romance.
This is a book I highly recommend, and I love it so so much. Everyone should read this book, okay?! ...more
Many thanks to Libro FM and Harper Audio for my ALC
This is such an authentic and raw book where the author bares as much as she can anBook 323 of 2021
Many thanks to Libro FM and Harper Audio for my ALC
This is such an authentic and raw book where the author bares as much as she can and then some. It's a book about a different type of feminism, one that white feminists and even upper class black feminists turn their noses up against - trap feminism.
It's also part memoir because the author infuses so much from her own life into this book. It's also part pop culture commentary, as the author explores females in rap/trap and how their lyrics empowered her and empower us.
This book also delves into sex works and rights for sex workers as well as hierarchies within the sex work world, as the author is a former sex worker herself.
The audiobook narration, done by the author, was gold. I had a great time listening to this.
Financial independence is a huge part of this book, and I love how much the author infused parts of her own life and struggles with money into this book.
This was a great read and I highly recommend it....more
This book wasn't written for me but I still appreciate the content. I absolutely loved the author's first book, but this didn't rBook 349 of 2021
3.5 ✨
This book wasn't written for me but I still appreciate the content. I absolutely loved the author's first book, but this didn't resonate with me in the same way....more
I finished reading The Bennet Women and it's so beautiful and I highly recommend it.
It's a beautiful story about found family and love and family andI finished reading The Bennet Women and it's so beautiful and I highly recommend it.
It's a beautiful story about found family and love and family and friendship and sisterhood. I love how the author redefined sisterhood and shows that we don't have to be related to be family.
I love the romance, I love the diversity of the cast of characters. I love that the female characters are so powerful and the black main character's range just shows BW that we can do everything and anything we want.
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