You don’t have to be a woman to be angry with the current state of…*gestures vaguely at everything*
As we come to the end of Women’s History Month and you’d like some feminine rage and empowered girls to carry you through, check out some of the titles below.
Songlight by Moira Buffini
Elsa is used to hiding the most important parts of herself–her feelings for Rye, her distaste for a world ruled by men, and, most crucially, her gift of songlight. Those with songlight are called Unhumans and are abhorred. Elsa’s world begins to fall apart one desperate, heart-wrenching day and she doesn’t know where to turn until a girl appears before her. But the girl isn’t really there–her songlight has been drawn to Elsa’s frantic grief. The two never expected to connect via songlight. But when they do, and when they realize the extent of their power, they’ll be thrust in the middle of a war that threatens their very existence.
The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha
The only daughter of famed General Song, Kai desperately wants to be a fighter like her older brothers. But her father will only train her secretly, believing that the patriarchal Joseon society will never accept a female warrior. The rumors that she’s a descendant of Gumiho, a nine-tailed fox demon, ostracize her further. But her strong sense of justice emboldens her to stay on the warrior path and prompts her to aid a thief in their escape. After learning a deadly secret, Kai must come to terms with her identity and her destiny.
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
The blood ceremony will determine whether Deka will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. But on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity. A mysterious woman comes to her with a choice: stay in the village and submit to her fate, or leave to fight for the emperor in an army of girls just like her. They are called alaki– near-immortals with rare gifts. Accepting means leaving the only life Deka has ever known. Nothing and no one are quite what they seem to be– not even Deka herself.
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
Entering a contest to redesign late author Emrys Myrddin’s estate, aspiring architect Effy Sayre arrives at Hiraeth Manor to try and gain entry into the male-only literature program. There she meets a stodgy young literature scholar who draws her into a battle against dark forces, both mortal and magical, that threaten to consume them both.
Need more? Don’t worry, this list has so many more ways to vent your rage.
