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Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff
4.0
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

old school feminist fantasy. what's not to love?

well, here, it's the slow and tell-don't-show beginning, which almost made me give up on the book.

i'm glad i stuck around, though, because this is a deep, dark YA fantasy about sorority and finding your own path, with a unique twist on the maiden-mother-crone trope. if you, like me, was put off by the beginning, keep going—it's worth it.

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