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We Set the Dark on Fire
Narrato da Kyla Garcia
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In this daring and romantic fantasy debut perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Latinx authors Zoraida Córdova and Anna-Marie McLemore, society wife-in-training Dani has a great awakening after being recruited by rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival.
At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society. Depending on her specialization, a graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children. Both paths promise a life of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent political uprisings of the lower class.
Daniela Vargas is the school’s top student, but her pedigree is a lie. She must keep the truth hidden or be sent back to the fringes of society.
And school couldn’t prepare her for the difficult choices she must make after graduation, especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio.
Will Dani cling to the privilege her parents fought to win for her, or will she give up everything she’s striven for in pursuit of a free Medio — and a chance at a forbidden love?
Azioni libro
Inizia ad ascoltareInformazioni sul libro
We Set the Dark on Fire
Narrato da Kyla Garcia
Descrizione
In this daring and romantic fantasy debut perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Latinx authors Zoraida Córdova and Anna-Marie McLemore, society wife-in-training Dani has a great awakening after being recruited by rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival.
At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society. Depending on her specialization, a graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children. Both paths promise a life of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent political uprisings of the lower class.
Daniela Vargas is the school’s top student, but her pedigree is a lie. She must keep the truth hidden or be sent back to the fringes of society.
And school couldn’t prepare her for the difficult choices she must make after graduation, especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio.
Will Dani cling to the privilege her parents fought to win for her, or will she give up everything she’s striven for in pursuit of a free Medio — and a chance at a forbidden love?
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This fantasy sets up a very different world. It has an island society with a sharp division between the rich and the poor. Based on an ancient religious myth, high society gentlemen take two wives. The young women are trained in exclusive schools to be either Primera - the wife who is her husband's advisor and the social face of the marriage - or the Segunda - the wife is centered around the home and children. Both sets are trained in the same school.Daniela Vargas is the school's top student in the Primera track. But Dani is keeping a major secret, her whole life is a lie. Her parents snuck into the correct part of the island and Dani is at school under forged identity papers. On the verge of graduation and marriage, Dani is approached by a young man who introduces himself as Sota and who knows way too much about Dani's hidden past. He blackmails her into working for the Resistance which creates difficulty for Dani. She has been following the plan to marry into power in order to provide a better life for her family and to achieve the life her parents want for her - despite not wanting the life for herself.Making her life even more complicated is that the Segunda chosen for their marriage is a long-time rival of hers from school. Carmen as bullied and belittled her for almost their whole school career though they did begin as friends. Dani finds herself in a marriage to a man she doesn't like who also isn't following the rules about these sort of marriages. She is supposed to be his adviser and partner but he is treating her as a not very bright minion. And Carmen is behaving strangely too. All of sudden not only does she want to be Dani's friend but she is encouraging romantic relationship between the two of them. Dani falls in love with Carmen despite not knowing whether or not she can be trusted. This story is filled with twists and turns and people with secrets and their own hidden agendas. Dani has a terrible time trying to decide what to do and who, if anyone, she can trust. The world building was engaging and Dani was a character that I was engaged with. I kept hoping that things would go well for her. This is apparently the beginning of a series because the ending lacks resolution to many of the plot threads. I'll be looking forward to more to find out how things work out for Dani.
really really really enjoyed it!!! fast paced and super fun
It's the lesbian dystopian YA novel we all needed. I enjoyed it, although it could have been more action-packed and developped. Still a good listen, though. Would recommend!
I actually really liked this book mostly because I don't like too much world building in my dystopian novels so this actually hit the mark for me, although some have criticized it for being underdeveloped. The lesbian relationship is treated positively and respectfully. I was disappointed that the author included a masturbation scene because, although I understand that it's part of the character's sexual awakening, I didn't think it was necessary and it makes it infinitely harder for this librarian to put it on the shelf and keep it there without it being challenged. It has real world political parallels, such as the border wall that the government is building, that would make for an interesting book group conversation. Fast-paced (except for the romantic parts) and interesting, I would recommend it to dystopian fans or those who would like a shrouded way to discuss modern politics.
Ah, this novel checks all my boxes:
Own Voices? Check
LGBTQ Rep? Check
Smashing the Patriarchy? Check
Cool Dystopian, yet realistic setting? Check
Dani hides her poor background/illegal immigration status to get accepted into a sort of Wife Training Academy (Medio School for Girls) for high-class women. While they are there, they study to be one of two roles. A graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children. In this patriarchal island world, rich men buy two wives, generally from other wealthy families.
The way the society is set up didn't bother me in the least. Not the buying people part- of course, But, many women are stretched so thin that a dystopian fantasy of splitting it up isn't far fetched. One woman as a business partner while the other handles the household seems like a fair split. In this case, it isn't hard to hate Dani's husband ( Mateo); he has like zero redeeming qualities, and her partner's wife (Carmen) may or may not be a threat as the story begins. So things are complicated.
Without saying too much, Dani is blackmailed into helping La Voz, a rebel group, spy on the Garcia family. That part could have been plotted a little differently. I did like the story enough to set my doubts aside on the plausibility of some of that.
I'm looking forward to the sequel book in early 2020.
Own Voices? Check
LGBTQ Rep? Check
Smashing the Patriarchy? Check
Cool Dystopian, yet realistic setting? Check
Dani hides her poor background/illegal immigration status to get accepted into a sort of Wife Training Academy (Medio School for Girls) for high-class women. While they are there, they study to be one of two roles. A graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children. In this patriarchal island world, rich men buy two wives, generally from other wealthy families.
The way the society is set up didn't bother me in the least. Not the buying people part- of course, But, many women are stretched so thin that a dystopian fantasy of splitting it up isn't far fetched. One woman as a business partner while the other handles the household seems like a fair split. In this case, it isn't hard to hate Dani's husband ( Mateo); he has like zero redeeming qualities, and her partner's wife (Carmen) may or may not be a threat as the story begins. So things are complicated.
Without saying too much, Dani is blackmailed into helping La Voz, a rebel group, spy on the Garcia family. That part could have been plotted a little differently. I did like the story enough to set my doubts aside on the plausibility of some of that.
I'm looking forward to the sequel book in early 2020.