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A review by wblove
Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-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? No
5.0
I literally just finished this book moments ago and my brain is broken . That ending?! AHHHH!
Lore of the Wilds is such a good book. It’s a fantasy novel that makes you question everything. The parallels between what’s happened to the humans and what happened during the trans Atlantic slave trade are so stark and beautiful and haunting that not seeing them, shows you’re not paying attention. This book celebrates blackness in fantasy, celebrates platonic male and female relationships, celebrates curiosity and wonder and how even the ordinary things can be extraordinary. It’s the story of a human, in a world where fae rule and are cruel, who risks her life to hopefully make everyone else’s life easier by doing a simple task. All she has to do is enter the library no fae can, clean it up, and report if she finds any magical items. The problem? Humans can’t use magic. Lore, ever determined, believes she can learn enough to free her people or at least get them back home. Along the way Lore ends up making friends….and finding a magical journal that seems to call to her…
Trouble seems to follow quickly after that and leads Lore on the adventure of her life, with twists and turns you won’t see coming until it’s too late.
Lore of the Wilds is such a good book. It’s a fantasy novel that makes you question everything. The parallels between what’s happened to the humans and what happened during the trans Atlantic slave trade are so stark and beautiful and haunting that not seeing them, shows you’re not paying attention. This book celebrates blackness in fantasy, celebrates platonic male and female relationships, celebrates curiosity and wonder and how even the ordinary things can be extraordinary. It’s the story of a human, in a world where fae rule and are cruel, who risks her life to hopefully make everyone else’s life easier by doing a simple task. All she has to do is enter the library no fae can, clean it up, and report if she finds any magical items. The problem? Humans can’t use magic. Lore, ever determined, believes she can learn enough to free her people or at least get them back home. Along the way Lore ends up making friends….and finding a magical journal that seems to call to her…
Trouble seems to follow quickly after that and leads Lore on the adventure of her life, with twists and turns you won’t see coming until it’s too late.