Review: We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
4 out of 5 Stars to We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia I was so excited when I saw my library had this! I really didn't know much about it going in other than that it had some f/f representation. I really enjoyed this book overall and I loved the characters but it had such a strange premise! The book begins with a legend about the Sun God and the Salt God. The Sun God wanted two wives, one of whom was the Moon Goddess and the Salt God was salty (I’m sorry I had to) about this because he had been in love with the Moon Goddess forever, chasing her with the flow of the tides. The Salt God therefore cursed the island and they had to build a wall to protect the people from the curse. This was an interesting starting point and I enjoyed it but I was a little disappointed that this was was later deemed to be a fanciful story that the rich used to oppress others. I think it’s really cool that there were so many important messages in this story and how t...
