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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
Great world building and amazing action. Many great characters. Hakens are basically elemental/energy force lightsabers and I love it. :D
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Yes
4 Stars
This wasn't quite what I thought it would be, in a good way. Though I'd say it leans more towards fantasy technically, it definitely has more of a sci-fi feel. I believe the author was inspired by Star Wars and you can tell, but overall this is definitely a unique story of its own!
There are two main POVs, estranged brother and sister Gyre and Maya, and though I liked them both as characters Maya's storyline was easily my favourite - after all, I love a good bit of political intrigue and mystery. Gyre is basically a rebel, with more of an action focused storyline which wasn't so much my kind of thing but was done well nonetheless. In terms of secondary characters, Maya's squad was a lot of fun; her love interest Beq is a cute nerd and I loved her, and I also really enjoyed Tanax, Varo, Marn and Jadaea. Gyre's storyline mostly focuses on him and Kit, but there are a few fun secondary characters there too. I really enjoyed the few moments when characters from the different storylines came together - and of course Gyre and Maya's relationship was super interesting to read about. I'd like more content with the two of them together in the next book!
The casual diversity in this book was really well done. Maya and Beq's romance is the romantic relationship given the most attention in the novel, and it is super sweet and wholesome. Kit is bisexual, and we also have multiple queer side characters. There's even a shout out to asexuality earlier on.
My quibbles with this book are purely personal preference. There are a lot of action scenes, and though they were fairly well done, I did skim read most of them. I have liked some action scenes in the past - the ones in the Nevernight books are the first to come to mind - but it's a rare occurrence for me. I liked this book best when it focused more on the political intrigue and character dynamics, which were really good!
So, overall, a fun 4* read.
"How much trouble would I be in if I lit him on fire just a little?"
So I received the ARC of this from Netgalley and I made myself start it since it just came out
So I received the ARC of this from Netgalley and I made myself start it since it just came out
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
this was very fun and super engaging, i just have some pacing issues.
I enjoyed reading this book, there was something about this which was very intriguing, from the start. Especially as its two point of views you see what is happening from both sides, one from the Twilight Order, whose in charge of the world, the other from a person wanting to stop the twilight order and change how the world works. By having the two sides Pov be brother and sister as you are following the book , you get to see an extra challenge which they have to push through when fighting each other. As they know deep down that they don't want to hurt each other. The characters developed throughout the book really well, it was very intriging. There was something about the whole thing which made not sure what side the reading should support more. The plot of the story flowed nicely throughout the book, especially with the pacing as it allowed everything to happen and sink in with the reader without it being too slow. I definitely want to continue the series.
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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:
Yes
Excellent start to the series