birth of the anima

Book Review: Birth of the Anima

Book Review: Birth of the Anima

Birth of the Anima by Kelsey K. Sather, finalist for the NIEA, is the first book in the Ancient Language of the Earth series. It tells the story of each Anima, their triumphs and failures, as they attempt to complete their task of bringing Order to a Disordered world. It is a book full of heavy themes such as ecocide, stewardship, consent, agency, sexism, and some of these themes are less subtle than others. There is a lot going on in this book, and I wish that it had either been longer or streamlined.