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Faebound

Saara El-Arifi

3.67 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

3.5 ⭐
adventurous emotional 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: Complicated

I enjoyed this. I found some of the pacing frustrating and the characters felt very one-dimenstional at times, which made the more character-driven plot points drag a little. Many of the key reveals and plot twists felt somewhat rushed and might have benefitted from unraveling slightly slower. The world building could have been better executed but I liked the world and the main premise of the story. However, it was easy-to-follow and I enjoyed it.
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing for allowing me early access to an unfinished digital copy of Faebound! This review is entirely my own thoughts and opinions based on an unfinished digital ARC.
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Faebound is a fantasy tale about two sisters and their world. I say "and their world" because this tale is not just about Yeeran and Lettle, it is also about their world and its hidden truths, the truths that hide in their myths and long lost legends. It's a great read, easy to get sucked into and easy to follow. A great read for both fantasy veterans and new readers alike.

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OVERALL: 4.5
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot

enjoyable. a bit predictable (although i did spoil a big part for myself). i was quite mad about the treatment obeahs by elves. i think the ending felt a little rushed. some time for conversation could’ve been supportive, at least a beat to “find out what they know” you know? 

Je suis déçue.

J'ai adoré la trilogie du Dernier Combat de la même autrice. J'attendais donc beaucoup de Faebound, mais en sachant qu'il est plus tourné autour d'une romantasy, genre auquel je suis moins friande.

Cependant, alors qu'elle a écrit Faeboundf après le Dernier Combat, j'ai l'impression que le récit a perdu en qualité. Les personnages sont moins bien écrits (bon sang, oui, Lettle est insupportable), le worldbuildinbg est mal exploité et il y a beaucoup de répétitions et de longueurs.

C'est dommage, car je ressens que l'histoire pourrait être très bien avec plus de développement, moins de spicy et moins de scènes de romance peu utiles. Oui, c'est une romantasy, mais ces scènes pourraient servir au récit et finalement non. L'alchimie entre les personnages est mal amenée, c'est téléphoné et les twists (à part un qui j'avoue m'a eu) se voient venir à des kilomètres.

Je ne sais pas si je lirai la suite. Au vu de la fin, peut-être que je pourrais être positivement surprise et je sais que l'autrice a du talent, mais ce ce premier tome, meh.
adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes