Blood Like Magic

“That's the thing about new generations— they change things in ways that the old ones didn't. They add something new and make it their own.”
-Voya's father, Ch 28, pg. 382

Really good book with themes of choices and making hard decisions. There are a lot of good quotes about racism and being black even when that's not the main theme. It's nice to read another book about black witches and an interracial couple without one of them being white for once.

However, this book does suffer from info dumping. The book does this thing where somebody mentions something in dialogue, and Voya goes on the explaining to entire history with that person and then some for several of paragraphs. It really puts a pause on the story for me. Another thing that irked me was her family pressuring to make a decision and not believing in her. Plus, the fake cursing, I hate it when fantasies do this, it never fits naturally.

Overall, this book was really good and the ending was something I didn't expect. I can't wait read the next book and see how Voya handles everything and how her story ends.