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adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I good read but it felt very predictable. Some of the early themes of hunting the obdeah in detail made me quite uncomfortable and I think the pacing was a bit off, alot of it moved slowly and then suddenly all at once
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, War
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Dementia
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
For 75% of this book, I thought it was a cozy fantasy with a diverse cast and unique magic. I still think this is true, but I was surprised to find explicit scenes in that setting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
adventurous
I liked the premise of this book/world, but was a bit disappointed with the execution. The pacing was off (show at the start, rushed in the last third), the relationship between Yeeran and Furi was rushed and unbelievable, and every "twist" was entirely predictable. I'll probably continue the series, because I'm intrigued by the world, but I hope the next book is better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content
This was such a fascinating world. Once upon a time the Elven histories say there were also Fae and humans in this land... but at this point that feels more like myth. . It's a harsh world where food is scarce. Yeeran has fought to take care of her family the only way she knows how, but with one false step she finds herself exiled from all that she knows and face to face with... fae?
Full of sapphic tension, questions of fate and magical lands, this is the first book in what promises to be a very intriguing series.
Full of sapphic tension, questions of fate and magical lands, this is the first book in what promises to be a very intriguing series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Dementia
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Absolutely loved Faebound right from the start! The pace was perfect for me and the plot twists were great. Saara did a good job of foreshadowing the twists without making it too predictable but I would have enjoyed it just as much without the subtle hints.
There were a couple of explicit sex scenes which I wasn't expecting but the little bit of it I did read was written far better than anything else explicit I've read.
The world-building was done brilliantly, I liked that the story remained focused on characters lesser in the hierarchy to the fae queens which drew me into the emotional relationships between characters and I loved that they were older (25+) than I'm used to seeing in fantasy stories like this.
Some great rep across diverse characters that you don't see in other mainstream books or authors. Highly recommend. 5* for me is a read again book.
There were a couple of explicit sex scenes which I wasn't expecting but the little bit of it I did read was written far better than anything else explicit I've read.
The world-building was done brilliantly, I liked that the story remained focused on characters lesser in the hierarchy to the fae queens which drew me into the emotional relationships between characters and I loved that they were older (25+) than I'm used to seeing in fantasy stories like this.
Some great rep across diverse characters that you don't see in other mainstream books or authors. Highly recommend. 5* for me is a read again book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Animal death
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
At first I thought the pacing was rushed, but the plot was fascinating enough to keep me reading. I'm so glad I did! A definite recommend from me, and I can't wait for the sequel to come out!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, War
Minor: Gore, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Death of parent, War