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caszriel's review
5.0
~I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review~
Wow. I loved Sacrificed, and I definitely loved Forsworn. At first, I was rather shocked by the Clio vs. Riece feud, but I got over it with them.
Emily Wibberley is a very skilled writer. She reveals so much more as Forsworn reaches it's ending, and I love all the revelations and secrets brought into light as well as the mystery that accompanies them.
I definitely admire Clio. She is stubborn, brave, and will do anything for the people's she loves. I can't wait for Book III, and I'm excited to see what comes with it.
Wow. I loved Sacrificed, and I definitely loved Forsworn. At first, I was rather shocked by the Clio vs. Riece feud, but I got over it with them.
Emily Wibberley is a very skilled writer. She reveals so much more as Forsworn reaches it's ending, and I love all the revelations and secrets brought into light as well as the mystery that accompanies them.
I definitely admire Clio. She is stubborn, brave, and will do anything for the people's she loves. I can't wait for Book III, and I'm excited to see what comes with it.
blueluz's review
5.0
I adored Sacrificed when I read it earlier this year. I could hardly wait until Forsworn came out. Now, after reading Forsworn I really want the next book as well. This was such a good book!
Forsworn starts a year after Sacrificed ended. Clio and Derik are defending Sheehan from hordes of Untouched who have been at the gates for a year. Clio is no longer the scared girl pushing her visions away. Instead she is a hardened warrior using her visions to guide her city’s army.
Clio rescued three girls from slavery and they are now her Vessels. To the court Clio is King Derik’s mistress and her Vessels are servants skilled in spying. This is the explanation for keeping Clio close to Derik and a cover story for where the information from her visions come.
After a battle one day all of the Untouched leave Sheehan. A night later an army from Morek arrives. Derik and Clio assume it is an attacking army. However it is Riece returning with his army from conquering other lands for the Emperor of Morek.
Clio still isn’t over Riece and Riece has brought back a foreign princess as his betrothed, Princess Zarae. Things get very complicated with relationships, the return of the Untouched, and the flee from Sheehan.
I enjoyed this book so much. We had almost a completely different Clio. She is almost a completely different character. She is more sure of herself and takes more of an interest in what is happening politically. She is someone important and she knows it. Even if people don’t know the real reason she is important, they know she is. Clio isn’t afraid to be involved and to tell everyone what is right.
Derik is still the young king. He obviously still has feelings for Clio even knowing she cares nothing for him besides brotherly affection. He is in such a hard position. He needs to make decisions for all of Sheehan, putting the welfare of the city before himself. Those kinds of decisions are hard for everyone.
Riece is back! I love Riece. He has such principle and really is always trying to do the right thing. He is intensely loyal to his emperor and a good friend to Derik. Sadly, he isn’t sure what to make of Clio. After the way she treated him at the end of Sacrificed, I’m not surprised.
That brings us to Princess Zarae, Riece’s foreign princess. I didn’t like her a whole lot at first but she did grow on me. She provides an interesting dynamic between Riece and Clio. She really can be rather surprising at times.
I was a little sad we didn’t get to see more of Riece’s sister, Tirza. She had to have fone through a lot in the year the Riece was away. She become so much more independent which is great for her but worries overprotective Riece. I hope we see more of her in the next book.
In all, I loved this book. It was such a good read and I did not want to put it down. I cannot wait for the next book in this amazing series.
I received this book for free from the author for review consideration. This in no way affects my opinion of the title nor the content of this review.
This review first appeared at Orandi et Legendi.
Forsworn starts a year after Sacrificed ended. Clio and Derik are defending Sheehan from hordes of Untouched who have been at the gates for a year. Clio is no longer the scared girl pushing her visions away. Instead she is a hardened warrior using her visions to guide her city’s army.
Clio rescued three girls from slavery and they are now her Vessels. To the court Clio is King Derik’s mistress and her Vessels are servants skilled in spying. This is the explanation for keeping Clio close to Derik and a cover story for where the information from her visions come.
After a battle one day all of the Untouched leave Sheehan. A night later an army from Morek arrives. Derik and Clio assume it is an attacking army. However it is Riece returning with his army from conquering other lands for the Emperor of Morek.
Clio still isn’t over Riece and Riece has brought back a foreign princess as his betrothed, Princess Zarae. Things get very complicated with relationships, the return of the Untouched, and the flee from Sheehan.
I enjoyed this book so much. We had almost a completely different Clio. She is almost a completely different character. She is more sure of herself and takes more of an interest in what is happening politically. She is someone important and she knows it. Even if people don’t know the real reason she is important, they know she is. Clio isn’t afraid to be involved and to tell everyone what is right.
Derik is still the young king. He obviously still has feelings for Clio even knowing she cares nothing for him besides brotherly affection. He is in such a hard position. He needs to make decisions for all of Sheehan, putting the welfare of the city before himself. Those kinds of decisions are hard for everyone.
Riece is back! I love Riece. He has such principle and really is always trying to do the right thing. He is intensely loyal to his emperor and a good friend to Derik. Sadly, he isn’t sure what to make of Clio. After the way she treated him at the end of Sacrificed, I’m not surprised.
That brings us to Princess Zarae, Riece’s foreign princess. I didn’t like her a whole lot at first but she did grow on me. She provides an interesting dynamic between Riece and Clio. She really can be rather surprising at times.
I was a little sad we didn’t get to see more of Riece’s sister, Tirza. She had to have fone through a lot in the year the Riece was away. She become so much more independent which is great for her but worries overprotective Riece. I hope we see more of her in the next book.
In all, I loved this book. It was such a good read and I did not want to put it down. I cannot wait for the next book in this amazing series.
I received this book for free from the author for review consideration. This in no way affects my opinion of the title nor the content of this review.
This review first appeared at Orandi et Legendi.
raven168's review
4.0
No matter how frustrated I got with Clio (she really drove me nuts with so many of her decisions) or with what was going on between her and Riece, the story was great enough to hold me and wanting more. Something was always happening plus we learn a lot more about the history of the Oracles and their deities. And at the end we get a pretty interesting surprise about Clio's mother.
Much like the first book though, I still had a hard time remembering how young Clio is sometimes. She has changed a lot since the last book that's for sure. With her decision to stay with Derik she has gained a title that sometimes is harder for her to deal with than others. As the king's mistress she is allowed many freedoms and is able to pass off her visions as info from her spies. The title she most embraces though is that of a warrior. She has most definitely become a fierce warrior and even the soldiers respect her. Sheehan has been under siege by the untouched and she uses her Sight to know where they would be attacking from and allowing the soldiers to keep them out. Leading them is a fierce marked warrior that enjoys the kill immensely. When he is seemingly defeated, the kingdom celebrates but Clio is still on edge. And that's when Riece comes back into her life. And he's not alone.
I definitely still love Riece. He hasn't changed nearly as much as Clio, though he tries. Mostly by getting engaged to a princess. He quite enjoyed Clio's jealousy despite how much she denies it. For the longest time they are pretty much at each other's throats and that's what frustrated me the most. I just wanted Clio to tell Riece the truth and for the two of them to get back together. But even with their hostility there are moments where the two of them are almost like they used to be.
When a false vision leads to the downfall of Sheehan, Clio flees along with Riece and her three vessels. Along with Riece's betrothed who pretty much over night becomes Clio's friend even though she had hated the princess with a passion until then. They travel back to Morek and things quickly go downhill. After seeking out information, Riece is arrested and Clio ends up being dragged with him (all be it willingly). What was going on behind the scenes of court at Morek was something that Riece had never thought about but things were manipulated to get him tried for treason. I really liked how that whole thing went down and worked out. And I am quite curious as to what the future will be like with what was bestowed upon him there.
The reason that Clio and the others went to Morek was to get Riece's army back. See, the marked warrior I mentioned earlier is actually pretty much a fallen deity. He wants to use Clio in order to get revenge on the other deities for a huge wrong done to him in the past. After sharing his side of the story with Clio, I sure was leaning more toward believing him over the deities that Clio listens to. But not Clio. She keeps telling herself that she has made her decision and will remain their loyal servant. It's not until the very end when she learns more from an unexpected girl that Clio wakes up to a truth that she didn't want to see. And with that she makes a declaration that I was glad she did because it was about time.
Copy provided by author's street team.
Much like the first book though, I still had a hard time remembering how young Clio is sometimes. She has changed a lot since the last book that's for sure. With her decision to stay with Derik she has gained a title that sometimes is harder for her to deal with than others. As the king's mistress she is allowed many freedoms and is able to pass off her visions as info from her spies. The title she most embraces though is that of a warrior. She has most definitely become a fierce warrior and even the soldiers respect her. Sheehan has been under siege by the untouched and she uses her Sight to know where they would be attacking from and allowing the soldiers to keep them out. Leading them is a fierce marked warrior that enjoys the kill immensely. When he is seemingly defeated, the kingdom celebrates but Clio is still on edge. And that's when Riece comes back into her life. And he's not alone.
I definitely still love Riece. He hasn't changed nearly as much as Clio, though he tries. Mostly by getting engaged to a princess. He quite enjoyed Clio's jealousy despite how much she denies it. For the longest time they are pretty much at each other's throats and that's what frustrated me the most. I just wanted Clio to tell Riece the truth and for the two of them to get back together. But even with their hostility there are moments where the two of them are almost like they used to be.
When a false vision leads to the downfall of Sheehan, Clio flees along with Riece and her three vessels. Along with Riece's betrothed who pretty much over night becomes Clio's friend even though she had hated the princess with a passion until then. They travel back to Morek and things quickly go downhill. After seeking out information, Riece is arrested and Clio ends up being dragged with him (all be it willingly). What was going on behind the scenes of court at Morek was something that Riece had never thought about but things were manipulated to get him tried for treason. I really liked how that whole thing went down and worked out. And I am quite curious as to what the future will be like with what was bestowed upon him there.
The reason that Clio and the others went to Morek was to get Riece's army back. See, the marked warrior I mentioned earlier is actually pretty much a fallen deity. He wants to use Clio in order to get revenge on the other deities for a huge wrong done to him in the past. After sharing his side of the story with Clio, I sure was leaning more toward believing him over the deities that Clio listens to. But not Clio. She keeps telling herself that she has made her decision and will remain their loyal servant. It's not until the very end when she learns more from an unexpected girl that Clio wakes up to a truth that she didn't want to see. And with that she makes a declaration that I was glad she did because it was about time.
Copy provided by author's street team.
ashley_earley's review
4.0
This cover looks better in person than it does online! I think it's one of the coolest book covers on my shelf!
I bought the book without reading the summary because I was just too excited about getting it. I read the summary when it came in and was shocked to find that the book is set a year after ending of the first book (Sacrificed). I immediately started panicking because that meant that Clio hadn't seen Riece in a year and that was not okay for me.
And, speaking of Riece, let's focus on him for a second.
He's brave, strong, and muscular yet he's very loving and soft. When I started reading the book, I was a little pout-y because all I wanted was for Riece to show up again. I wanted things to be okay between him and Clio again. But Clio clearly didn't want that. As soon as he showed up and she laid eyes on him, Clio's emotions came back in a wave. It was wonderful! The sight of him made her feel faint and breathless and shaky. It was a good way to bring Riece back into the story.
But then! SPOILER AHEAD! But then you find out that Riece is traveling with someone else. A woman. And she is engaged to Riece. I immediately wanted her dead lol. I was not okay with that. Not okay at all. SPOILER END.
There were a few new characters as well. Clio took on Vessels to help her protect Sheehan.
The parts between Derik and Clio and Riece were hilarious to read about! I loved it every time they were in a room together because, even when they weren't saying anything, you could feel the tension! It was so...ugh! You could feel that Clio wanted to open up to him but wouldn't let herself because of what she Saw. But also Derik knew that Clio wanted to be with Riece but knew the reasons why she couldn't. And then Riece has no idea that Clio still loves him and doesn't know that the reason she really left him is because she Saw that he was going to die, so he hates her because he thinks she used him! It was so frustrating and exciting at the same time!
The only downfall I saw in this book was that Riece and Clio didn't have enough romantic scenes. I know why; I understand. They are both stubborn and Riece has a fiance now but I mean...C'mon! I waited very patiently and I didn't get much in return! I mean, there were a bunch of parts of them talking/fighting and then, later, kissing and sharing moments but it wasn't enough.
There better be some steamy scenes in the third book, Emily Wibberley, because this book was a tease.
QUICK SPOILER; BEWARE
OH! When Derik finally showed up toward the end of the book, I almost screamed because I knew that he had been marked by Daizon! I was on the edge of my seat during the ending, when they were battling at Sheehan! So thrilling and so exciting! OKAY; NO MORE SPOILER.
Emily Wibberley certainly takes you on an action-packed story that has many twists and turns that you don't see coming. I'm never sure about what's going to happen next! I'm not sure what has me so drawn in, whether it's the characters, the story, or the setting, or all of it! I'm just not sure but I love it and I can't wait for the third book!
I bought the book without reading the summary because I was just too excited about getting it. I read the summary when it came in and was shocked to find that the book is set a year after ending of the first book (Sacrificed). I immediately started panicking because that meant that Clio hadn't seen Riece in a year and that was not okay for me.
And, speaking of Riece, let's focus on him for a second.
He's brave, strong, and muscular yet he's very loving and soft. When I started reading the book, I was a little pout-y because all I wanted was for Riece to show up again. I wanted things to be okay between him and Clio again. But Clio clearly didn't want that. As soon as he showed up and she laid eyes on him, Clio's emotions came back in a wave. It was wonderful! The sight of him made her feel faint and breathless and shaky. It was a good way to bring Riece back into the story.
But then! SPOILER AHEAD! But then you find out that Riece is traveling with someone else. A woman. And she is engaged to Riece. I immediately wanted her dead lol. I was not okay with that. Not okay at all. SPOILER END.
There were a few new characters as well. Clio took on Vessels to help her protect Sheehan.
The parts between Derik and Clio and Riece were hilarious to read about! I loved it every time they were in a room together because, even when they weren't saying anything, you could feel the tension! It was so...ugh! You could feel that Clio wanted to open up to him but wouldn't let herself because of what she Saw. But also Derik knew that Clio wanted to be with Riece but knew the reasons why she couldn't. And then Riece has no idea that Clio still loves him and doesn't know that the reason she really left him is because she Saw that he was going to die, so he hates her because he thinks she used him! It was so frustrating and exciting at the same time!
The only downfall I saw in this book was that Riece and Clio didn't have enough romantic scenes. I know why; I understand. They are both stubborn and Riece has a fiance now but I mean...C'mon! I waited very patiently and I didn't get much in return! I mean, there were a bunch of parts of them talking/fighting and then, later, kissing and sharing moments but it wasn't enough.
There better be some steamy scenes in the third book, Emily Wibberley, because this book was a tease.
QUICK SPOILER; BEWARE
OH! When Derik finally showed up toward the end of the book, I almost screamed because I knew that he had been marked by Daizon! I was on the edge of my seat during the ending, when they were battling at Sheehan! So thrilling and so exciting! OKAY; NO MORE SPOILER.
Emily Wibberley certainly takes you on an action-packed story that has many twists and turns that you don't see coming. I'm never sure about what's going to happen next! I'm not sure what has me so drawn in, whether it's the characters, the story, or the setting, or all of it! I'm just not sure but I love it and I can't wait for the third book!
hoffnungswolke's review
5.0
Forsworn!!! I got a chance to read an ARC of this book. It's will be released on july 21st and it's the second book in the The Last Oracle series. The first book is Sacrificed. It's an amazing fantasy ya series, with wonderful characters, especially the girls in the book are so bad-ass.
So on to the review, it's a bit spoileryespecially since it's the second book in the series but oh well, I can't help myself.
Most of the time when I truly love the first book, there is a 99.9% chance that I will be let down by the next book. But holy heckles, I loved this book even more.I just really love that these books are so fast paced. Even in the quieter moments, there are still so many things happening.
We also got some new characters. Clio's vessels. Ashira, Ixie and Lireen. I love their relationship with Clio so much, it's wonderfully written. We also get princess Zarae, right from the beginning, I was hoping that she would turn out to be one of the good people, cause I really loved her right from the start.And Tirza was back. She was one of my favorite sidecharacters in the first book and she remains that in the second one. She is just wonderful.
Riece and Clio. I just love these two so much. The remind me so much of an old married bickering couple. It's just wonderful.
What I loved about the book was the backstory that we got, that we found out some things about Clio's mother. That we learned more about the origins of the Untouched. Also more about the Deities and how things with them work. Really unsettling on how they make sure that there will always be new girls born with the sight.
I truly recommend that book, the whole series, for me personally it's one that I want to read over and over again.
So on to the review, it's a bit spoileryespecially since it's the second book in the series but oh well, I can't help myself.
Most of the time when I truly love the first book, there is a 99.9% chance that I will be let down by the next book. But holy heckles, I loved this book even more.I just really love that these books are so fast paced. Even in the quieter moments, there are still so many things happening.
We also got some new characters. Clio's vessels. Ashira, Ixie and Lireen. I love their relationship with Clio so much, it's wonderfully written. We also get princess Zarae, right from the beginning, I was hoping that she would turn out to be one of the good people, cause I really loved her right from the start.And Tirza was back. She was one of my favorite sidecharacters in the first book and she remains that in the second one. She is just wonderful.
Riece and Clio. I just love these two so much. The remind me so much of an old married bickering couple. It's just wonderful.
What I loved about the book was the backstory that we got, that we found out some things about Clio's mother. That we learned more about the origins of the Untouched. Also more about the Deities and how things with them work. Really unsettling on how they make sure that there will always be new girls born with the sight.
I truly recommend that book, the whole series, for me personally it's one that I want to read over and over again.
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