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Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez

3 reviews

leweylibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Listen this book was pretty solidly good, but discussing it with a book club definitely affected my opinion on it 😅 There were definitely some things that bugged me about the system of magic, the romance aspect, and the MC, but I still enjoyed reading it and am down to read the second book!

Quotes:

We aren't all that different from the Llacsans.
We'd just won. (88)
That's unfair. I didn't (I personally( mistreat the Llacsans. It's not like I'd have been cruel to my nanny. I cared for her. I gave some of my money to the homeless Llacsans I saw in La Ciudad--and that was (I after) the revolt. After my parents died and I lost everyone and everything.
But an unbidden image assaults my mind. A memory long tucked away and witnessed by a younger version of myself. Llacsans protesting, blocking roads, and walking off their hard-labor jobs. No one could travel anywhere or buy anything because of their demonstrations around the city.
They wanted better pay.
...That picture of the protest hovers in my head, and I can't escape it. I try to imagine what it must have been like living under an Illustrian queen.
"I didn't create the system–-I was born into it," I say at last. It feels like a fair thing to say. (125)
That's when it hits me.
I'm no longer angry with (I all) of them. Just Atoc and Sarja, and for very specific reasons. Not because they're Llacsans, but because they're corrupt. My realization feels important somehow. (169)
"None of your promises have been kept--we are not safe, we are not equal, we are not free. We've exchanged one tyrant for another. (178)
"It's their souls that are trapped inside the Estrella. It's our people you want to use, Condesa. Just like your ancestors before you." (204)
My admiration for El Lobo has risen, sure and study like the sun , ever since he tried to save Ana and the Illustrians. his actions help the people of Inkasisa. He wears a mask- like I do. I can't help but respect his courage and conviction. I wish I could do more, like he's actually able to. To have the freedom to come and go throughout La Ciudad and even the castillo, working toward the betterment of everyone and Inkasisa. (232)
The Llacsans revolted because of our mistreatment. So whose fault is it really that my parents are dead? How many of (I their ( parents died as we neglected them for centuries? (248)
Inkasisa is home the thousands of indigenous people, and Illustrians came in 400 years earlier and turned everything on its head.
Before us, they'd built fortresses and roads, had armies and used the stars to navigate.
The stars. We claimed the stars for our own. (257)

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emliza's review

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adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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libbylou905's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I really liked this book!
The only reason it didn't get 5 stars is because it was a little slow for a while there.

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