The Sunbearer Trials is the first in a duology, set in the land of Reino del Sol, where a trans semidios named Teo is chosen to take part in the once a decade trials.
This is one of my highly anticipated books of the year and it did not disappoint! Teo, Niya, and Xio are a dream team of main characters. Spoilers aside, Teo is absolutely chaotic, Niya is a perfect himbo, and I want to protect Xio from every bad thing. I loved the casual representation in this book and how there is a range of gender, sexuality, and skin tones. It's so important that fantasy allows for more than just the white cishet characters getting their moments. Since I'd read Cemetery Boys, I also had a feeling there was going to be a plot twist so I tried to guess the ending several times and still was unsuccessful. Am I that bad or is Aiden Thomas just that good? The world will never know.
This is one of my highly anticipated books of the year and it did not disappoint! Teo, Niya, and Xio are a dream team of main characters. Spoilers aside, Teo is absolutely chaotic, Niya is a perfect himbo, and I want to protect Xio from every bad thing. I loved the casual representation in this book and how there is a range of gender, sexuality, and skin tones. It's so important that fantasy allows for more than just the white cishet characters getting their moments. Since I'd read Cemetery Boys, I also had a feeling there was going to be a plot twist so I tried to guess the ending several times and still was unsuccessful. Am I that bad or is Aiden Thomas just that good? The world will never know.