![]() But the Alaki do not die easily they cannot be truly killed until their final death is found. ![]() Her gold blood identifies her as an Alaki, a “demon”, and so she is sentenced to the Death Mandate. The concept of the ceremony itself is grim, and it is horrifying to see how quickly Deka’s own father turns against her when her blood runs gold. The misogyny is centre stage from the start women are next to nothing in this book, and even less than that if they cannot prove they are pure. ![]() We learn that the village see her as an outsider like her mother, and the ceremony is a chance for her to prove to everyone that she belongs there. It starts with Deka preparing for, and facing, her village purity ceremony. ![]() This review runs the risk of being several paragraphs of me just fangirling about how great it is. The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna was one of my most anticipated books for this year, and it was as every bit as amazing as I hoped it would be, and more. ![]()
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