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4.19 AVERAGE

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

We follow Lyra, a Melder with a rare form of magic that has been lost for years, after her village was attacked and she was hidden away, with no memory of what happened. Living rurally to protect herself from being used by the King of the land for her rare powers, she lives a simple life. That is, until she is discovered by the prince's Guard, Roark, and whisked away to be used by the King. But not all is as it seems, and she quickly learns that she might be useful there, even though her powers are a slow death sentence.

LJ Andrews does it again, with a vivid world, a compelling backstory, and lovable characters. Lyra is strong and vibrant, and Roark is sweet, snarky, and possessive all in one. I loved the magic system as it centered on bones and bone manipulation in a really unique way.
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Yes
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

  • Started being confused 
  • I feel like I still don’t understand some of the history of the world
  • I’m still a little confused and feel like the connection of the MMC to the shadow character kind of doesn’t make sense