I get that some people want to use fantasy as a vehicle for exploring institutional bigotry, but when it's the status quo in all fantasy novels, it gets exhausting. 👏 LGBT+ 👏 and 👏 women 👏 aren't 👏 inherently 👏 suppressed 👏 in 👏 this 👏 society👏

Let me say that again for you people sitting in the back: It's written in a delightfully retro way that reminds me of Tamora Pierce and Mercedes Lackey novels, filled with strong women and medieval worlds where misogyny and homophobia aren't inherently built into societal structures. SHATTER THE SKY is the good F/F book that I've been looking for. Because if I liked the book enough to be able to focus on the more genre-specific errors, that means that it was a pretty darn good book.Ī while back, I read GIRLS OF PAPER AND FIRE which was my first foray into F/F YA, and some people seemed to read that review and have their takeaway be that I didn't like F/F books (false), and not that I didn't like F/F books that were bad (true). It had some problems, but not with the execution of the premise and more with nitpicky things that bothered me as a reader of the fantasy genre. I'm happy to say that this book mostly lived up to the hype. Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestĪ girl who loves girls going off on a mission to steal a dragon in order to save her girlfriend? YES. With time running out, can Maren survive long enough to rescue Kaia from impending death? Or could it be that Maren is destined for something greater than she could have ever imagined? Not to mention the strange dreams she’s been having about a beast deep underground…

But Maren is unprepared for the dangerous secrets she uncovers: rumors of a lost prince, a brewing rebellion, and a prophecy that threatens to shatter the empire itself. If Maren is to have any hope of succeeding, she must become an apprentice to the Aromatory-the emperor’s mysterious dragon trainer. Desperate to save her, Maren hatches a plan to steal one of the emperor’s coveted dragons and storm the Aurati stronghold.

Raised among the ruins of a conquered mountain nation, Maren dreams only of sharing a quiet life with her girlfriend Kaia-until the day Kaia is abducted by the Aurati, prophetic agents of the emperor, and forced to join their ranks. A determined young woman sets out to rescue her kidnapped girlfriend by stealing a dragon from the corrupt emperor in this stunning fantasy debut that’s perfect for fans of Margaret Rogerson, Rae Carson, and Rachel Hartman.

Shatter the sky by rebecca kim wells