H.E. Edgmon

A Novel

Godly Heathens

This book has some amazing queer and mental health rep, and I know there are teens out there who will feel seen in the characters and story. The main character, Gem, has a lot of growing to do, and I admire the author for giving them the space to fuck up without demonizing them for it OR making excuses for their behavior. It was refreshing and this is a voice that the YA genre desperately needs.

As much as I loved the concept and the themes in this book, the plot itself had a lot of pacing issues and I didn’t always understand how one scene flowed into the next. Also, a lot of characters kept popping up and it became challenging to keep track of them all, and the magic system didn’t really make sense to me. 

I wish this book had gone through another round or two of edits, but overall there were a lot of things to like about it and I hope to see more from the author in the future. 

Cloudface

This book has some amazing queer and mental health rep, and I know there are teens out there who will feel seen in the characters and story. The main character, Gem, has a lot of growing to do, and I admire the author for giving them the space to fuck up without demonizing them for it OR making excuses for their behavior. It was refreshing and this is a voice that the YA genre desperately needs.
As much as I loved the concept and the themes in this book, the plot itself had a lot of pacing issues and I didn’t always understand how one scene flowed into the next. Also, a lot of characters kept popping up and it became challenging to keep track of them all, and the magic system didn’t really make sense to me. 
I wish this book had gone through another round or two of edits, but overall there were a lot of things to like about it and I hope to see more from the author in the future. 

Godly Heathens A Novel

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