However, she begins to question those beliefs, ultimately joining a rebellion to fight back. The novel follows a girl named Elloren who was raised to believe other (fictional) races were inferior to her own. In 2017, a novel called The Black Witch by Laurie Forest famously faced major backlash and accusations of racism prior to its release. Why does this situation sound so familiar?īecause this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. It’s hard to pinpoint an exact moment, but last week, Twitter user accused Zhao of compiling screenshots of people who weren’t fans of Blood Heir ahead of its release and harassing them: “I’ll tell you which 2019 debut author, according to the whisper network, has been gathering screenshots of people who don’t/didn’t like her book and giving off Kathleen Hale vibes: Amelie Wen Zhao.” has since made her account private.) How did the Blood Heir controversy begin? Some of them receive Advanced Readers Copies, or ARCs, so that they can preview books similar to professional critics before they’re published.
They’re YA authors and fans with substantial followings who are attuned to trends in young adult fiction and often push for better representation and diversity within the genre. Hold on, what is a “YA influencer,” exactly? This led to both a Twitterstorm and one-star Goodreads reviews, including one in particular that accused the novel of “anti-blackness”. In a nutshell, some YA influencers in the Twitterverse accused Zhao of racial insensitivity, among other things. Only, no one can be certain what they will find there.Ī dark power has risen.Why are so people so mad about it online? For Ana to find an army, they must cross the Whitewaves to the impenetrable stone forts of Bregon. But the cunning crime lord has schemes of his own.
Ana is certain that Morganya won't stop until she kills them all.Īna's only chance at navigating the dangerous world of her homeland means partnering with Ramson Quicktongue again.
Morganya is determined to establish a new world order on the spilled blood of non-Affinites. She has no army, no title, and no allies, and now she must find a way to take back the throne or risk the brutal retribution of the empress. The second book in an epic fantasy series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to liberate her empire from a dark reign.Īna Mikhailov is the only surviving member of the royal family of Cyrilia. Fans of Children of Blood and Bone will love the sequel to Blood Heir.
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