![]() ![]() But compared to Hunger Games, the intensity was missing. I enjoyed the world building and the relationship between Teo and the birds in Quetzlan, but when the trials started the world building got a bit thin and very similar to Hunger Games. And many of the other characters were quite one dimensional. It was more of a friends-to not friends-to friends-again thing, that felt more middle grade than a YA romance. I adored Aurelio, but the enemies-to-lovers trope never really took off between them. Teo was a likeable character, but he felt a bit pre-teen. Aiden Thomas is also one of the best authors I’ve ever read when it comes to describing dysphoria and the way Teo’s experience of the wing color show that was brilliant. ![]() I especially loved how the whole world was queer normative, with the highest God being nonbinary and with gender confirmation ceremonies being a common thing for people who indentify themselves with a different gender from the one they were assigned at birth. ![]() ![]() I truly enjoyed the trans and nonbinary representation and the Mexican-inspired mythology. Aiden Thomas is one of my favorite authors when it comes to strong diversity and representation, and The Sunbearer Trials was no exception. ![]()
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