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A review by girlglitch
Blood to Poison by Mary Watson
5.0
Blood to Poison is a bold and unique YA contemporary fantasy, set in South Africa.
It's a slick story, with a compelling mystery, punchy action sequences and a well-wrought mythology. This is a Cape Town where magic lurks just beneath the surface, both beautiful and deadly.
I don't think I've ever read a book which deals with the concept of anger so cleverly, as both a weakness and a strength. Through the curse which has been passed down through generations of Savannah's family, Watson explores many of the issues that should make us justifiably angry: from everyday sexism and racial microaggressions to the weighty trauma of history, from slavery to the apartheid.
Without a doubt, one of the best YAs I've read in some time.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*
It's a slick story, with a compelling mystery, punchy action sequences and a well-wrought mythology. This is a Cape Town where magic lurks just beneath the surface, both beautiful and deadly.
I don't think I've ever read a book which deals with the concept of anger so cleverly, as both a weakness and a strength. Through the curse which has been passed down through generations of Savannah's family, Watson explores many of the issues that should make us justifiably angry: from everyday sexism and racial microaggressions to the weighty trauma of history, from slavery to the apartheid.
Without a doubt, one of the best YAs I've read in some time.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*