8.41k reviews for:

Shield of Sparrows

Devney Perry

4.38 AVERAGE

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

Oh my was not expecting to like this  book so much because I had heard mixed reviews. Loved the monsters 😍 great plot twists, and I can sense even more coming down the road, can’t wait to see where the rest of the series goes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This has a bit of everything...
Underestimated, outcast FMC ✔️
Dark, mysterious MMC ✔️
Arranged marriage that may not be what it first seems ✔️
Gods, monsters, magic ✔️
Slow burn romance ✔️
Likeable secondary characters ✔️

It is a YA fantasy so the FMC is young and a little immature in the earlier parts of the book. But that's okay and understandable given it it a YA fantasy.  The writing style is not my favorite in parts but it wasn't enough to really impact the enjoyment of the story. 
adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Yes
adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Really got a lot of enjoyment out if this book
adventurous emotional hopeful 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

I won't lie I was kind of getting bored there for a minute. It hit about 50-60% and I couldn't put it down. Odessa (the FMC) at first got on my nerves, but I enjoyed watching her grow into herself more the longer she was in Turah. I didn't expect a lot of the twists, and some of the twists I guessed wrong entirely. The cliff hanger with expected date for book two is kind of killer though. I will be reading the next book just to see where things end up. 
adventurous emotional 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 emotional inspiring 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: No