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I’m so sad about it, but this was so flawed.

The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1) by Aiden Thomas

April 4, 2023 by narfna 4 Comments

This was fine. But “fine,” after reading this author’s wonderful debut, Cemetery Boys, is not enough. I feel like there were so many flaws baked in to this book before the author even started writing it, and they didn’t do enough to overcome them. The worldbuilding choices made in this book baffled me, and it read like a middle grade novel with f-bombs thrown in. (Not good when you’re aiming for upper YA.) Gonna bullet point this one to sort out my thoughts. *This was pitched […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Aiden Thomas, latinx stories, LGBTQIA, narfna, read harder challenge 2023, The Sunbearer Duology, The Sunbearer Trials, trans protagonist, ya fantasy

narfna's CBR15 Review No:43 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Aiden Thomas, latinx stories, LGBTQIA, narfna, read harder challenge 2023, The Sunbearer Duology, The Sunbearer Trials, trans protagonist, ya fantasy ·
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