Title: Girls Of Paper And Fire
Author: Natasha Ngan
# of Pages: (Trilogy)
Summary: Prepare to be immersed in a horrifying and gripping world full of metaphors and symbolism with complex characters and memorable plot twists. Every year 8 girls are chosen to be the king’s concubines. This year there is a ninth. People come from the farest corners of the world to see Lei, the girl with golden eyes, it was only a matter of time before the king found her. Lei must survive life in the palace; her only consolidation is Wren. A badass who is not all she seems, the two soon fall in love, and are given a new purpose: to kill the king. How far is Lei willing to go for justice, love and revenge?
Representation: Lesbian couple; Asian main and side charecters; metaphors for the patriarchy, racism, military industrial complex, beauty standards, domestic violence; survivors.
Content warning: Police violence, physical assault, sexual assault, torture, murder, trauma, PTSD, abduction, genocide, forced contraception, misogyny, prostitution, sexism, racism, slavery.
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