This was fantastic! A southeast Asian industrialism/technocratic dark YA fantasy with hard colonialism themes. Definitely a five star read and some excellent world building! The ending was so incredible and left me excited for the next book.
I absolutely loved the characters. Nhika is dynamic, growing and changing. She is angry but kind and wants to be good. I loved her interactions with the Congmi family. It felt so relatable and I liked seeing the way their relationships developed and changed throughout the story. The romance was also super sweet! Especially towards the end, I felt like the characters really made each other better.
All in all, this was a wonderful read! It felt more mature than a lot of YA that I’ve read. The issues felt bigger and Nhika - while angry - never felt annoying to me. Highly recommend this to anyone who likes dark YA with themes of death, healing, and found family.
I absolutely loved the characters. Nhika is dynamic, growing and changing. She is angry but kind and wants to be good. I loved her interactions with the Congmi family. It felt so relatable and I liked seeing the way their relationships developed and changed throughout the story. The romance was also super sweet! Especially towards the end, I felt like the characters really made each other better.
All in all, this was a wonderful read! It felt more mature than a lot of YA that I’ve read. The issues felt bigger and Nhika - while angry - never felt annoying to me. Highly recommend this to anyone who likes dark YA with themes of death, healing, and found family.