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adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I was gifted this in order to get into the e-ARC for Remnant, and truly, if I had researched how long it was, I would have known I wouldn’t finish in time. So sorry! So glad to have read it though. And I’m definitely reading Remnant ASAP.
First and foremost, the prologue to this was a wild ride. This novel is truly on such an epic scale. Not only was it practically the length of a novella anyway, but it covered the amount of things you could see happen in a book itself. A great introduction to the world, lore, and magic system.
This is one of the best fantasy and science fiction blends I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. The prologue starts with swords, shields, axes, and the remainder of the novel progresses further with firearms, ships, and futuristic technologies. Hand-to-hand weapons are still prevalent, but the blend feels kind of steam punky or flintlock-era-ish (w.o pirate feels).
The magic is superb. There are certain characters with truly unbelievably amounts of power, but even then there is always a cost. The balance is there, and I thought it was really well done. Men’ar, or the blood and being all around you, can be harnessed by some and used in amazing ways. I loved that it wasn’t to the point where the weapons and enemies seemed helpless or pointless.
The only little nitpick I had was character development. I know with there being a sequel, meaning this is most likely a series, that there will obviously be time for development. I was just a little surprised with the length of the first novel that no one has seemed to grow very much, or it’s begun only with the final chapter or two. Like I said though, this is a small needle.
Personally a 5/5* read for me, can’t wait to get into more.
First and foremost, the prologue to this was a wild ride. This novel is truly on such an epic scale. Not only was it practically the length of a novella anyway, but it covered the amount of things you could see happen in a book itself. A great introduction to the world, lore, and magic system.
This is one of the best fantasy and science fiction blends I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. The prologue starts with swords, shields, axes, and the remainder of the novel progresses further with firearms, ships, and futuristic technologies. Hand-to-hand weapons are still prevalent, but the blend feels kind of steam punky or flintlock-era-ish (w.o pirate feels).
The magic is superb. There are certain characters with truly unbelievably amounts of power, but even then there is always a cost. The balance is there, and I thought it was really well done. Men’ar, or the blood and being all around you, can be harnessed by some and used in amazing ways. I loved that it wasn’t to the point where the weapons and enemies seemed helpless or pointless.
The only little nitpick I had was character development. I know with there being a sequel, meaning this is most likely a series, that there will obviously be time for development. I was just a little surprised with the length of the first novel that no one has seemed to grow very much, or it’s begun only with the final chapter or two. Like I said though, this is a small needle.
Personally a 5/5* read for me, can’t wait to get into more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
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