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A review by bipoc_reading
Where Black Stars Rise by Nadia Shammas, Marie Enger
adventurous
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Rep: Iranian female MC, Lebanese female MC, Black SC, Sapphic
Ooh! Good shit! Hello!
Okay: it’s an eldritch horror rewritten. The OG horror story this is based off of is a southern white American story. Add a little spice by putting some BIPOC queens in there! Very goood!
I thoroughly enjoyed the retelling from a BIPOC lens of “how do BIPOC people do in a white man’s horror” (spoiler, we’ve been doing it our whole lives so here we are!)
TW: schizophrenia, not listening to mental health, immigrant (iykyk it’s traumatic I am one myself)
Ooh! Good shit! Hello!
Okay: it’s an eldritch horror rewritten. The OG horror story this is based off of is a southern white American story. Add a little spice by putting some BIPOC queens in there! Very goood!
I thoroughly enjoyed the retelling from a BIPOC lens of “how do BIPOC people do in a white man’s horror” (spoiler, we’ve been doing it our whole lives so here we are!)
TW: schizophrenia, not listening to mental health, immigrant (iykyk it’s traumatic I am one myself)