(Truly, no shade to people who disagree with my take on the book.) I’m posting a review about my opinions on this book, as a Black reader, so people can decide whether or not they want to read it. I’ve seen some people talking about this book being a reverse racism fantasy, and having read the book, I actually don’t agree with that. Light cannibalism (off screen, largely implied)Ībuse (emotional and physical abuse from a parent & sibling)īiological warfare & human experimentation General fantasy violence (murder, mild gore)īody horror (particularly, plague imagery) please note that THE ONES WE BURN includes depictions of: while i have done my best to portray ranka’s story with the utmost care, there are elements of this story that may be difficult or upsetting to some readers. this is not a gentle book - but it is, i hope, a hopeful one. THE ONES WE BURN is a book dedicated to survivors of childhood abuse. five years ago, i wrote this book for me.īut if you need it, i wrote it for you, too. If you want to stay up to date on my books, the best place to find me is on twitter, instagram, or tiktok ! if you need to get in touch, please use the contact form on my website!Īfter so many years with this story, it's surreal it's finally out of my hands. I wrote this! it nearly didn't exist because of my brain injury, but i wrote it, and it's here! which means now that ARCs are rolling out into the world, it's time i post content warnings and. Soon, she will have to decide between the coven that raised her and the princess who sees beyond the monster they shaped her to be.īut as the bodies pile up, a monster may be exactly what they need. As the coup draws nearer and the plague spreads, Ranka is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her power, her past, and who she’s meant to fight for. And it’s his sister-the wickedly smart, infuriatingly beautiful Princess Aramis-who seems to be the real threat.īut when witches start turning up dead, murdered by a mysterious, magical plague, Aramis makes Ranka an offer: help her develop a cure, and in return, she’ll help Ranka learn to contain her deadly magic. He doesn’t want to marry Ranka he doesn’t want to be king at all. Easy enough, for a blood-witch whose magic compels her to kill.Įxcept the prince is gentle, kind, and terrified of her. But when she is named Bloodwinn, the next treaty bride to the human kingdom of Isodal, her coven sends her south with a single directive: kill him.
All she wants now is to be left alone, living out her days in Witchik’s wild north with the coven that raised her, attempting to forget the horrors of her past.
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