A review by vmwexler
The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman

5.0

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this amazing YA fantasy!

I absolutely loved The Infinity Courts! The main character, Nami, is murdered at the beginning of the book, and then she finds herself in an afterlife world called Infinity, which has been taken over by a sentient AI. She finds a group of other humans who are fighting to take back Infinity from the AI, and she joins their fight. I absolutely loved Nami's character, and I felt like the author made some extremely bold choices, such as starting the book with the Nami's death, that made the book truly interesting and fresh. I also really loved the worldbuilding, especially the descriptions of the Four Courts and their purpose. The character development is also fantastic, and I love that Nami is able to stay hopeful throughout the book even though she is, quite literally, dead. I didn't see the plot twists at the end coming at all, which is extremely rare for me in YA fantasy these days, since I feel like there are several tropes that occur over and over. I love that The Infinity Courts breaks the mold of YA fantasy and tells a completely new story.

Highly recommend!!