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Bone Crier's Moon
by Kathryn Purdie
Another popular #bookstagram YA read. With plenty of twists and turns in the plot, this novel kept me guessing until the very end.
First of all, I want to address the theory of Sabine being gay. If this turns out to be true, great! However, I never assumed Sabine's feelings toward Ailesse were romantic in nature. Plus (spoiler) there is a reason later why they can't be a couple. Now I can totally see Amari and Zelie from [b:Children of Blood and Bone|34728667|Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)|Tomi Adeyemi|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1516127989l/34728667._SX50_.jpg|55911580] being secretly in love with each other. For now, Sabine doesn't need a partner to be happy and she's out there kicking butt!
My favorite aspect of this novel was the matriarchal society Ailesse and Sabine are a part of. This book is a must-read for all feminists! I love how all the women look after each other and forge such strong bonds. I also admire that the author of this book made the critical decision to have a matriarchal society be imperfect. Every society is flawed, and I think that's one of the main themes of this book.
This book played around with religion in an interesting way. I wanted desperately to like Jules because she's a kickass female character but I found her to be rude and judgmental. I understand that she doesn't agree with Ailesse's beliefs but she goes too far. She insults a religion that she hardly knows anything about. Ailesse is vulnerable and confused and Jules treats her like dirt. Even though I don't like Ailesse's beliefs either, Jules was such a pain that I found myself siding with Ailesse! Another aspect of the novel that I enjoyed was the mythology and worldbuilding. The bone criers seem like a combination of sirens and Amazon warriors and I love it!!!! The only negative aspect of this novel was having a villain thrown in at the last second. No spoilers, but where Ailesse ended up at the end felt very random. Why was this character pulled out of nowhere? Having the plot change so suddenly at the last second was disappointing.
First of all, I want to address the theory of Sabine being gay. If this turns out to be true, great! However, I never assumed Sabine's feelings toward Ailesse were romantic in nature. Plus (spoiler) there is a reason later why they can't be a couple. Now I can totally see Amari and Zelie from [b:Children of Blood and Bone|34728667|Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)|Tomi Adeyemi|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1516127989l/34728667._SX50_.jpg|55911580] being secretly in love with each other. For now, Sabine doesn't need a partner to be happy and she's out there kicking butt!
My favorite aspect of this novel was the matriarchal society Ailesse and Sabine are a part of. This book is a must-read for all feminists! I love how all the women look after each other and forge such strong bonds. I also admire that the author of this book made the critical decision to have a matriarchal society be imperfect. Every society is flawed, and I think that's one of the main themes of this book.
This book played around with religion in an interesting way. I wanted desperately to like Jules because she's a kickass female character but I found her to be rude and judgmental. I understand that she doesn't agree with Ailesse's beliefs but she goes too far. She insults a religion that she hardly knows anything about. Ailesse is vulnerable and confused and Jules treats her like dirt. Even though I don't like Ailesse's beliefs either, Jules was such a pain that I found myself siding with Ailesse! Another aspect of the novel that I enjoyed was the mythology and worldbuilding. The bone criers seem like a combination of sirens and Amazon warriors and I love it!!!! The only negative aspect of this novel was having a villain thrown in at the last second. No spoilers, but where Ailesse ended up at the end felt very random. Why was this character pulled out of nowhere? Having the plot change so suddenly at the last second was disappointing.