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Managed to get a couple of hours in for #20in4 finishing my #Ethiopia #FoodAndLit read

I loved this. It reads like a fairytale that is based in African folklore. Kind of weird and dreamy in style so it won‘t be for everyone.

Forbidden love, magic, religious fervour and rebellion, war, sacrifice and revenge. This book has a bit of everything! The folklore included was intriguing, and the historical information at the end really wrapped it up!

This book is so weird with the mixing of folklore into a historical fantasy, and I love it!
But I just stumbled across this seemingly benign quote and it tickled me.

“A small army of volunteers was dispatched in search of an Englishman - it was thought one might be roaming the region renaming rivers and mountains.”

#FoodAndLit #Ethiopia

I am so excited to read this for #FoodAndLit #Ethiopia

Aside from the beautiful cover (and my equally beautiful bookmark from Christmas!) it promises a mix of history (and castes), African folklore, and forbidden romance!

I have just finished part 1 and it is so good! There is a lot to take in, but it is setting the scene for the two main characters, and I can‘t wait to see how it progresses 😍

4/5⭐ This story is told in a combo of typical narrative but mostly a heavy dose of folktale epic. Don't expect much in the way of character growth, because that's not the purpose of the book. However, the gorgeous writing & dense worldbuilding carried me through & still made me invest in the characters. I loved the mythic hyperbole & how well balanced it was to seem absurd at times but still make sense in the context of the story. #blackathon

It is the stale breath of Death on his open and vulnerable neck that immortalizes the hero, that lends a fireside story its luster.

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