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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ve tried to pick up Furyborn twice now and this time I actually finished it. The last time I picked it up I only made it barely through the prologue before I put it down. I’m so glad I picked up the audiobook on a day my child didn’t want to nap because it pushed me to listen to a solid two hours. After that I was hooked. I was enjoying it so much I went back and forth reading physically and listening to the audio.
Furyborn follows two powerful (and unlikable) women, Rielle and Eliana. I liked Rielle right from the start. We get a bit of how her story ends in the prologue so I was fascinated once the story jumped back to her being a teenager. I needed to know how her story led to what we saw in the prologue. And the more I read about her the more I loved her. She had a terrible father, who was terrible for a heartbreaking reason (but didn’t make him any less terrible). She had wonderful friends, except she was in love with one of them and the other was going to marry the one she loved. Also, she’s powerful as all hell, but she has to hide it from everyone. I thought her story was complex and interesting and I loved her so much.
Eliana was a different story. I really didn’t like her for quite a while. When this book starts, Eliana is finding and turning in rebels for the Empire. They are executed and she gets paid. She does this for her family’s survival. But it’s terrible and sad and I didn’t like it. But everything changes for Eliana when she has to find the Wolf. I really appreciated her growth and acknowledgement of her past. She will do anything to protect her mother and brother and she proves that again and again. I did grow to like her by the end of the story and I’m very excited to see what she will do next.
I hate Corien with my whole heart and that’s all I’m going to say about him.
Simon was one of my favorite aspects of the book. He’s involved with both queens and his story is just complex and intricate and weaves between both timelines. I really enjoyed putting the pieces together to figure out what was going on with him. I one million percent ship him with Eliana.
Overall, this story took some getting used to. It was definitely jarring to go back and forth each chapter between two completely different time periods. But I think once I got used to that and got a better handle on both worlds, I really enjoyed the story. They are so interwoven and tied together. I think this book was incredible. I loved the characters (eventually). I loved the different magic systems. I loved it all.
Quotes:
“Dread,” he murmured, his breath caressing her cheek, “is only a feeling, easily squashed. But wolves, my dear, have teeth.”
“We all have darkness inside us, Rielle,” he said, his voice rough. “That is what it means to be human.”
“Some say the Queen was frightened in her last moments. But I like to think that she was angry.”
Furyborn follows two powerful (and unlikable) women, Rielle and Eliana. I liked Rielle right from the start. We get a bit of how her story ends in the prologue so I was fascinated once the story jumped back to her being a teenager. I needed to know how her story led to what we saw in the prologue. And the more I read about her the more I loved her. She had a terrible father, who was terrible for a heartbreaking reason (but didn’t make him any less terrible). She had wonderful friends, except she was in love with one of them and the other was going to marry the one she loved. Also, she’s powerful as all hell, but she has to hide it from everyone. I thought her story was complex and interesting and I loved her so much.
Eliana was a different story. I really didn’t like her for quite a while. When this book starts, Eliana is finding and turning in rebels for the Empire. They are executed and she gets paid. She does this for her family’s survival. But it’s terrible and sad and I didn’t like it. But everything changes for Eliana when she has to find the Wolf. I really appreciated her growth and acknowledgement of her past. She will do anything to protect her mother and brother and she proves that again and again. I did grow to like her by the end of the story and I’m very excited to see what she will do next.
I hate Corien with my whole heart and that’s all I’m going to say about him.
Simon was one of my favorite aspects of the book. He’s involved with both queens and his story is just complex and intricate and weaves between both timelines. I really enjoyed putting the pieces together to figure out what was going on with him. I one million percent ship him with Eliana.
Overall, this story took some getting used to. It was definitely jarring to go back and forth each chapter between two completely different time periods. But I think once I got used to that and got a better handle on both worlds, I really enjoyed the story. They are so interwoven and tied together. I think this book was incredible. I loved the characters (eventually). I loved the different magic systems. I loved it all.
Quotes:
“Dread,” he murmured, his breath caressing her cheek, “is only a feeling, easily squashed. But wolves, my dear, have teeth.”
“We all have darkness inside us, Rielle,” he said, his voice rough. “That is what it means to be human.”
“Some say the Queen was frightened in her last moments. But I like to think that she was angry.”
What’s better than one morally grey female lead? TWO
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“People like us don’t fight for our own hope,’ he said quietly. ‘We fight for everyone else’s.”
•Two girls separated by a thousand years are connected by a prophecy.
Plot/Writing:
•constant fast action and witty dialogue
•The biggest issue I had was; with all the action in the first half of the book, I felt like the storyline was going nowhere. It wasn’t until the second half when the story actually started picking up and I become more engaged in the book.
World Building:
•The plot is actually really good
•It was easy for me to follow the past and future timeline, as well as connect the dots to figure out what’s happening.
•I love that this book doesn’t shy away from exploring tricky topics which aren’t necessarily addressed in your typical fantasy. I enjoyed the healthy dialogue of sex and contraceptives in this book.
Characters & Relationships:
•I wasn’t a fan of Rielle’s POV
•I enjoyed Eliana’s chapters a lot more
•Eliana is also flawed like Rielle, and she is very stubborn. She sacrifices a lot to support her family even to the extent of killing people and hiding her emotions.
•I loved Eliana’s devotion and loyalty to her family, and especially her bond with her younger brother
Overall:
I really enjoyed this book. Furyborn would have impacted me more if the story moved along quicker. But I also feel like the slow pace works in this book to help form a solid background of the story to come.
5/5 ⭐️ I highly recommend!
•Two girls separated by a thousand years are connected by a prophecy.
Plot/Writing:
•constant fast action and witty dialogue
•The biggest issue I had was; with all the action in the first half of the book, I felt like the storyline was going nowhere. It wasn’t until the second half when the story actually started picking up and I become more engaged in the book.
World Building:
•The plot is actually really good
•It was easy for me to follow the past and future timeline, as well as connect the dots to figure out what’s happening.
•I love that this book doesn’t shy away from exploring tricky topics which aren’t necessarily addressed in your typical fantasy. I enjoyed the healthy dialogue of sex and contraceptives in this book.
Characters & Relationships:
•I wasn’t a fan of Rielle’s POV
•I enjoyed Eliana’s chapters a lot more
•Eliana is also flawed like Rielle, and she is very stubborn. She sacrifices a lot to support her family even to the extent of killing people and hiding her emotions.
•I loved Eliana’s devotion and loyalty to her family, and especially her bond with her younger brother
Overall:
I really enjoyed this book. Furyborn would have impacted me more if the story moved along quicker. But I also feel like the slow pace works in this book to help form a solid background of the story to come.
5/5 ⭐️ I highly recommend!
I enjoyed how this story is told, we go from the past to the present with a thousand years of distance between one chapter and another and that has been super entertaining for me to read. This book is a great adventure with very strong female characters and that's great, but at the same time I think it's unnecessarily long and can become heavy at times. I don't madly in love with this book as other people are, but I do think that the idea is very good and creative
3.5/5 Stars
You can find this one and more of my reviews on my blog A Book. A Thought.
The story follows Rielle and Eliana two independent and strong young women, separated by centuries of distance, who have the power to save their world or destroy it.
Rielle sees his best friend in danger and doesn't hesitate to help him, but in the process she exposes her ability to control the seven types of elemental magic. The only people who should be able to control such power are a pair of prophesied queens: a Queen of Light and a Queen of Blood. To prove that she's the Sun Queen, Reille will have to test her magic through different types of tests and if she can't control it, she'll be executed.
A thousand years later the story of Rielle is a mere fairy tale for Eliana, when the Undying Empire conquered her kingdom, she decides to dedicate her life to violence to keep her family alive. Until one day her mother disappears along with other women in the city and to find her she joins a rebel captain on a dangerous mission and discovers that the evil in the heart of the empire is more terrible than she ever imagined ...
The stories of both girls will cross and the incredible connections between them will determine the destiny of the world
The story sounds without doubt incredible, right?! I think that although it has many magic aspects that we see quite often in fantasy, it's still a unique and original idea. I think that everything is very well thought out on by author from the magical aspect to the connections between one time and another. I'm not used to reading a format in which we read the story of the main characters a thousand years apart from each other, that was something really new for me, but even so it worked and ended up being one of my favorite aspects of the book. On the other hand I think that at the beginning it's somewhat difficult to keep the rhythm between one chapter and another, remember everything that is happening and the names and all that stuffs, so it can be a bit overwhelming but once you continue it becomes easier to move forward in the story.
I'm a bit surprised by the sexual content of the book, I think that to be Young Adult it can be a bit excessive, even when the main characters are between 19 and 20 years old. So I want to warn you in case this is something problematic for you. Personally the sexual content is not a problem for me if it's well managed, although I must admit that in this book I couldn't help but feel how all the characters are quite sexualized, maybe too much
I'm not sure how I feel about the girls, there were times when I loved Eliana and then she did something that I didn't like and then I loved Rielle but then something happened and my thoughts changed, I know it sounds very confusing but it's real lol.
I think they're very complex , intense and above all very dramatic characters. You can't stop reading about them, but at the same time you feel that you don't agree with their personal attitudes and decisions since most of the time they're both very impulsive, you know?. I think both characters were built with the intention that been controversial and that although they can be unlikeable at times even then you can't stop reading about them.
Now that I have finished the book I think that I definitely don't have a favorite, although I enjoy a little more of Eliana's point of view, I couldn't fully commit myself to anyone
In summary, the most interesting about Rielle is her connection with magic and watching her learn and interact with her mentor was something that I enjoyed a lot. The most interesting of Eliana, on the other hand, is that undoubtedly is the protagonist of the best action scenes and her chapters have a mystery/intrigue aura that make it very addictive to read
The first pages of this book are pure fire and they hooked me completely with the plot, it's an incredible way to start with a book, I think it was so successful that I can't stop mentioning it
I want to talk a little about the bisexual rep in the book that everyone has been talking about.
Personally I feel that it wasn't explored in a very deep way, which I would have loved to see, since It's not common for a main character in fantasy to be bisexual. I think the subject is mentioned at some point but there is not much happening, so I want you to know that if you're looking for a strong bi representation in this book I don't think you really get one
I think it's a pity that the author has made this book so long, I know we all love a hugh book if the story is extensive and needs a great development, but personally I don't think this book needs 500 pages, I think it would have worked better if was shorter because the plot is undoubtedly catchy, but there are scenes that really are no more than filling and make the book heavy and boring and I really don't think that a story so well thought out deserve that, you know?
Finally the end of the story is very good, I enjoyed the last chapters and the revelation was very ingenious, I didn't expect it at all and I loved that.
After all this I still recommend the book if you like dual points of views, if you enjoy strong and independent female characters and especially if you like action and magic. I think that although I had some obvious problems with it, I think that most of them are very personal and maybe they don't prevent you from enjoying it. I can't stop mentioning that it's a very long book so if you plan to read it you have to know that you have a long way to go and you'll have to make time for it.
3.5/5 Stars
You can find this one and more of my reviews on my blog A Book. A Thought.
The story follows Rielle and Eliana two independent and strong young women, separated by centuries of distance, who have the power to save their world or destroy it.
Rielle sees his best friend in danger and doesn't hesitate to help him, but in the process she exposes her ability to control the seven types of elemental magic. The only people who should be able to control such power are a pair of prophesied queens: a Queen of Light and a Queen of Blood. To prove that she's the Sun Queen, Reille will have to test her magic through different types of tests and if she can't control it, she'll be executed.
A thousand years later the story of Rielle is a mere fairy tale for Eliana, when the Undying Empire conquered her kingdom, she decides to dedicate her life to violence to keep her family alive. Until one day her mother disappears along with other women in the city and to find her she joins a rebel captain on a dangerous mission and discovers that the evil in the heart of the empire is more terrible than she ever imagined ...
The stories of both girls will cross and the incredible connections between them will determine the destiny of the world
The story sounds without doubt incredible, right?! I think that although it has many magic aspects that we see quite often in fantasy, it's still a unique and original idea. I think that everything is very well thought out on by author from the magical aspect to the connections between one time and another. I'm not used to reading a format in which we read the story of the main characters a thousand years apart from each other, that was something really new for me, but even so it worked and ended up being one of my favorite aspects of the book. On the other hand I think that at the beginning it's somewhat difficult to keep the rhythm between one chapter and another, remember everything that is happening and the names and all that stuffs, so it can be a bit overwhelming but once you continue it becomes easier to move forward in the story.
I'm a bit surprised by the sexual content of the book, I think that to be Young Adult it can be a bit excessive, even when the main characters are between 19 and 20 years old. So I want to warn you in case this is something problematic for you. Personally the sexual content is not a problem for me if it's well managed, although I must admit that in this book I couldn't help but feel how all the characters are quite sexualized, maybe too much
I'm not sure how I feel about the girls, there were times when I loved Eliana and then she did something that I didn't like and then I loved Rielle but then something happened and my thoughts changed, I know it sounds very confusing but it's real lol.
I think they're very complex , intense and above all very dramatic characters. You can't stop reading about them, but at the same time you feel that you don't agree with their personal attitudes and decisions since most of the time they're both very impulsive, you know?. I think both characters were built with the intention that been controversial and that although they can be unlikeable at times even then you can't stop reading about them.
Now that I have finished the book I think that I definitely don't have a favorite, although I enjoy a little more of Eliana's point of view, I couldn't fully commit myself to anyone
In summary, the most interesting about Rielle is her connection with magic and watching her learn and interact with her mentor was something that I enjoyed a lot. The most interesting of Eliana, on the other hand, is that undoubtedly is the protagonist of the best action scenes and her chapters have a mystery/intrigue aura that make it very addictive to read
The first pages of this book are pure fire and they hooked me completely with the plot, it's an incredible way to start with a book, I think it was so successful that I can't stop mentioning it
I want to talk a little about the bisexual rep in the book that everyone has been talking about.
Personally I feel that it wasn't explored in a very deep way, which I would have loved to see, since It's not common for a main character in fantasy to be bisexual. I think the subject is mentioned at some point but there is not much happening, so I want you to know that if you're looking for a strong bi representation in this book I don't think you really get one
I think it's a pity that the author has made this book so long, I know we all love a hugh book if the story is extensive and needs a great development, but personally I don't think this book needs 500 pages, I think it would have worked better if was shorter because the plot is undoubtedly catchy, but there are scenes that really are no more than filling and make the book heavy and boring and I really don't think that a story so well thought out deserve that, you know?
Finally the end of the story is very good, I enjoyed the last chapters and the revelation was very ingenious, I didn't expect it at all and I loved that.
After all this I still recommend the book if you like dual points of views, if you enjoy strong and independent female characters and especially if you like action and magic. I think that although I had some obvious problems with it, I think that most of them are very personal and maybe they don't prevent you from enjoying it. I can't stop mentioning that it's a very long book so if you plan to read it you have to know that you have a long way to go and you'll have to make time for it.