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pastelwitch's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
wealhtheow's review
3.0
Brann is just a young girl when her village is attacked and enslaved. The spirit of the mountain on which her village is built possesses Brann and gives her the power to suck the life out of those she touches. With this power, and the help of two little white spirits, Brann goes on a quest to reach the heart of the empire that destroyed her village.
The story skips around a little too much, and I was uncomfortable with Brann's relationship (her body is magically aged to that of an adult, and she considers herself to have the life experience of a teenager, but in fact she has only lived about ten years. The man she sleeps with is freaked out when she tells him her chronological age, but the matter is quickly dropped. I wish she just hadn't had a sexual or romantic relationship in this book--it wasn't necessary and it felt icky.). Otherwise, this is a well-thought-out fantasy novel, with fascinating world building and characters I'd like to see more of.
The story skips around a little too much, and I was uncomfortable with Brann's relationship (her body is magically aged to that of an adult, and she considers herself to have the life experience of a teenager, but in fact she has only lived about ten years. The man she sleeps with is freaked out when she tells him her chronological age, but the matter is quickly dropped. I wish she just hadn't had a sexual or romantic relationship in this book--it wasn't necessary and it felt icky.). Otherwise, this is a well-thought-out fantasy novel, with fascinating world building and characters I'd like to see more of.
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