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Godly Heathens

H.E. Edgmon

5.0

dark emotional funny tense fast-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

[The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.]

CN: mental illness, trauma, (internalized) ableism, references to self-harm and suicide, graphic gore, body horror, violence (including murder and torture), off-page sexual violence (including experiences that involve children), abuse (including child abuse and off-page domestic violence), mentions of transphobia and racism (including references to slavery and genocide), animal death, vomit

“For anyone worried you might be the villain in your own story. Maybe you are. I think you deserve a happy ending, anyway.”

Oh. My. Gods. This. Book.

I knew from the first page that this was going to be a five star read, but I never expected that I would love it this much.

“The Witch King” used to be my all-time favorite book, and I still absolutely adore it, but “Godly Heathens” is on another level. I already know I’m going to reread this book at least once before it comes out in November, and many, many times after that.

If you’re looking for a book with…

· villainous main characters

· reincarnated old gods

· a t4t4t non-monogamous love triangle

· a trans- and Native-majority cast

· amazing mental illness representation

… then “Godly Heathens” might be the perfect book for you. It’s definitely the perfect book for me, and I will probably try to force everyone I know to read it as soon as it comes out.

I’m trying so hard to write a review that does this book justice, but I literally have no coherent thoughts right now, so please just trust me when I say that this book is absolutely incredible.

Please pre-order “Godly Heathens” or request it at your local library if you can!

Content Warnings

Fred und ich

Lena Hach

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"Fred und ich" ist ein bezauberndes Kinderbuch über die erste Liebe, das ich am liebsten immer wieder lesen möchte, weil es so unglaublich süß ist 💕

Es hat so viel Spaß gemacht, zusammen mit Marius Schaefers als Sensitivity Reader an diesem Buch mitarbeiten zu dürfen 😊🏳️‍⚧️

Selbst wenn ihr nicht gerne Kinderbücher lest oder denkt, ihr seid zu alt dafür: gebt "Fred und ich" eine Chance - ich verspreche euch, dieses Buch macht einfach nur glücklich 🥰