A review by thatenbyisisreads
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

Tarisai's journey makes a lot more sense once you learn about her mother's backstory. However, her mom grew up with the wrong mentality and affected everyone around her, including her daughter. She is very manipulative and uses things against others in order to help herself in the long run. I appreciated the conversation Tarisai and her mother had at the end, it showed that her mother was regretful of the things she did and actually sympathetic towards her mistakes. I'm excited to see Tarisai as a Redemptor persuading the eleven vassal leaders to not only join her council, but to love her as well. I loved seeing the asexual representation with Ekundayo! I'd love to see more of that representation in more books! Although, I did find it extremely weird and unnecessary to have Woo In, who is about 5-9 years older than Kirah, to have a romantic relationship. Overall, this was a great fantasy and I'm excited to start the second book!
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