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Namina Forna: The Gilded Ones #2 (Hardcover, 2022, Delacorte Press) 3 stars

It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera …

Review of 'The Gilded Ones #2' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Although I liked the book overall, I don't think I enjoyed it enough. There were a few times I considered abandoning it altogether.

The message about the plight of women in a patriarchal society is important, but the presentation here is very on the nose. The story takes a long time before it gets to the eventual climax, which is then crammed into the final chapters, making for a very unbalanced reading experience.