![]() ![]() I bought this book because I was interested to see how Elliott would handle the issue. There are few books in the YA Fantasy genre that are willing to deal so blatantly with race as Court of Fives. Mixed children are derogatorily called “Mules” and are forced to create their own culture while surrounded by rejection on all sides. Jessamy and her three sisters live as nobility in their father’s house, but are treated like elevated Commoner’s outside the walls of their compound. ![]() In spite of the love between them, Jessamy’s parent’s can never formally be together and any children born of their coupling cannot be formally recognized and are not considered to have any status as a Patron. Jessamy’s mother, Kiya, is a recognized beauty whose charms are spoken of far and wide. Jessamy is the daughter of an ostensibly white Patron and black Efean. ![]() Racial equality is the central theme in Court of Fives. While Court of Fives has a strong Hunger Games vibe, Kate Elliott manages to make the story stand out with a lead character that is unique in her own way. ![]() Court of Fives takes Sasuke/American Ninja Warrior and throws in the long standing conflicts of women’s rights, race, and privilege. ![]()
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