I had a lovely time with Barda! 

While it was a relatively straightforward young adult plot (Big Barda begins to question and move against the cruel oppressive society she has been tortured into loving), the artwork really popped and I was completely delighted & engaged. 

I did feel like the pacing was a little funky – we’re building up to a romance, but I found the side characters (namely, Barda’s fellow Furies) to be super interesting. I would have loved to linger in their relationships and learn more about their backstories. AND we could have spent more time stretching out Barda’s arc towards compassion. This was under 200 pages and I think it could have been a good chunk longer.

CW: death/murder, torture, violence, fire, confinement, kidnapping, child abuse

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(I received a free copy of this book; this is my honest review.)