Book Review: Ballad & Dagger

This Daniel José Older YA novel is the first in a duology called Outlaw Saints, which somehow rang a bell for me. I probably added it to my wish list because of an article about the best fantasies of 2022. The series is not significant enough for its own Wikipedia article, but someone must have meant to prioritize diversity.

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I have tentatively picked up N.K. Jemisen's The Fifth Season, but I can't promise I'll finish. It gets off to a weird start that's hard to follow.