![]() ![]() As the story continued, I became more invested in the characters Akos and Cyra. And that is why at first I felt a little uncomfortable reading it. That the lighter skinned people are somehow inherently just better people. It brings up images in our society about we are programmed to think that those with darker skinned are more dangerous then those of us who have lighter skin tones. ![]() ![]() Everything about the Shotet’s is described violently from their language to their tradition of marking their arms with every kill. That the more violent people are described as being dark in skin, eyes and curly hair versus the more light skinned, blue eyed, straight hair peaceful neighbors. The fair-skinned, peaceful Thuve people and the dark-skinned warrior race Shotet. So the plot revolves around two different races of people who share the same planet. Now, I don’t necessarily think it is intentionally racist but it is definitely problematic. That was until reviews started to come in and people began talking about the racism surrounding the plot. I was excited about reading this book because I thought it sounded interesting and was curious how Veronica Roth would follow up her Divergent series. ![]()
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