Dang, what a good read; finished in 3 days. If you are looking for something dark academia with strong flavors of starter/basic intersectional feminism + antiracism + antiestablishment it's for you! Content warnings: violence of many kinds, fantasy racism, sexual assault

My favorite read in 2024. I haven't read Sword of Kaigen yet but I've heard it's even better!

This adult fantasy novel was independently published just a year after R.F. Kuang’s Babel. There are many similar themes, but this book also focuses on feminism, immigration, morality, and prejudice. ⭐️ Of the two, I think this book is my favorite. The world-building was simplistic, and the termin...