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When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
5.0
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was truly beautiful. It elicited a wide range of fierce emotions - rage, hatred, disgust, as well as overwhelming joy and love. It takes you through a beautiful journey of a young woman's life, as she navigates growing up in a world that tries to keep her tame and quiet, where femininity is taboo. The hook with this story is the ability for woman to turn into dragons, and how this is viewed by society as so embarrassing and awful that's it's completely ignored, and any mentions of dragons is shamed. It shows how the world tries to tie women down, and the struggle for freedom through difficult life choices.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of this book, in exchange for an honest review.  


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