Have you registered for a chance to win a hardcover copy of The Final Strife!?! Link in bio: @sistahscifi. Reposted from @jemofabook Do you have any anticipated releases for the rest of the year? • May I suggest The Final Strife by @saaraelarifi? I loved it so much that I preordered both the US and UK editions because I couldn’t decide which I wanted more. • The Final Strife is inspired by Ghanian folklore and Arabian mythology. There are strong social, economic, political, and class divisions amongst the people, but rather than being divided along the color of their skin, they are divided by the color of their blood. We follow the three POVs of young women in each of three different blood classes • My full review is up on Goodreads, so check it out for a detailed gush, but some a highlights: ❤️ The pacing was superb. I was invested from the very beginning. There were lots of twists and gasp-worthy moments 🏳️🌈 This is a queernorm world with three genders. All three of our main characters are representative of different queer identities (so it’s a perfect read for #pridemonth 🧡 The author also tackles difficult questions around colonization, privilege, power, rebellion, and even environmental issues. 💛 We have physical disability representation! And it’s bilateral upper limb amputations, which is near and dear to my heart. This along with removal of tongues is a punishment inflicted on one of the blood classes, so it’s dark, but very well handled 💚 The character arcs of our three MCs were phenomenal. I loved how one of the big things that two of our characters deal with is having to deconstruct childhood beliefs 💙 There are so many more things I love, like the worldbuilding, the storytelling aspect, the magic system, the romance, the exploration of addiction, the social commentary, the writing itself, and so much more • @delreybooks @penguinrandomhouse • #SistahScifi #thefinalstrife #saaraelarifi #bookreview #debutauthor #fantasybookreview #adultfantasybooks #fantasybookstagram #bookrecommendations #WestAfricanYAFantasy #YAFantasy #yabooks (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgLJnqnpupC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
