The Gilded Ones

DNF–I got about 75 pages into this and I was just like “yeah yeah I get it, these oppressed warrior women are going to rise up and destroy their patriarchal oppressors and reclaim their demon blood, and honestly good for them.” And I had a bunch of holds come in that I was actively excited about, and I realized: oh yeah I don't have to finish this if I don't want to! Sounds fake but is true!!

That said I feel like I read enough to get the gist to recommend to teen readers looking for fantasy/dystopian books. I think it's a fine choice for fans of like Red Queen, Children of Blood and Bone, Cinderella is Dead, etc. Like a Handmaids Tale Jr but with an African mythology inspiration multiplied by Dauntless Faction from Divergent. Lots of teens want that! I just wasn't in the mood!