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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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’m a SPFBO addict. I promised myself to read more traditionally published books this year, but I didn’t keep this promise. I find too much fun navigating through unknown spaces of the indie scene.
Here’s another worthy pick.
Sable’s music holds power over souls. It can enchant, but also kill. Because of a tragic accident, Sable flees her KIngdom into the frigid land of exiles and thieves, known as The Wilds. She lives in hiding, burdened by guilt, and survives as a healer.
Soon, she finds herself on the run again.
The story, told in third-person limited, follows two distinct POVs - Sable and Jeric. Jeric, the second son of a king, spends his life tracking down and killing ‘threats’ to the country. Sable will have to trust him to survive, even though she despises him at the beginning.
With time, things change, and they develop feelings toward each other. Happily, nothing feels rushed or unnatural. Quite the opposite. Sable and Jeric are flawed individuals who struggle to find their place in a world. When they story arcs meet, things start to gel. Slowly but inevitably leading to striking realisations.
The cast of side characters is nicely mixed and likeable. Good work.
Kloss’s clean prose, brisk pacing and clear structure keep the narrative engrossing from beginning to the end. Her novel never becomes confusing or unconvincing.
Flaws? Even though both main characters feel distinct and real, I didn’t care much for them. But it’s strictly subjective. The plot was interesting enough to make me finish the book and I appreciate final twists and reveals.
I would say this book deserves more attention.
Here’s another worthy pick.
Sable’s music holds power over souls. It can enchant, but also kill. Because of a tragic accident, Sable flees her KIngdom into the frigid land of exiles and thieves, known as The Wilds. She lives in hiding, burdened by guilt, and survives as a healer.
Soon, she finds herself on the run again.
The story, told in third-person limited, follows two distinct POVs - Sable and Jeric. Jeric, the second son of a king, spends his life tracking down and killing ‘threats’ to the country. Sable will have to trust him to survive, even though she despises him at the beginning.
With time, things change, and they develop feelings toward each other. Happily, nothing feels rushed or unnatural. Quite the opposite. Sable and Jeric are flawed individuals who struggle to find their place in a world. When they story arcs meet, things start to gel. Slowly but inevitably leading to striking realisations.
The cast of side characters is nicely mixed and likeable. Good work.
Kloss’s clean prose, brisk pacing and clear structure keep the narrative engrossing from beginning to the end. Her novel never becomes confusing or unconvincing.
Flaws? Even though both main characters feel distinct and real, I didn’t care much for them. But it’s strictly subjective. The plot was interesting enough to make me finish the book and I appreciate final twists and reveals.
I would say this book deserves more attention.
adventurous
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
"There are always two sides, Sable," the Wolf said slowly."Don't dismiss mine simply because it complicated yours."This was a good, quick fantasy read. Nothing too complicated and really easy to jump into. I liked the different types of magic showcased, and necromancy is always a plus, but it was a little hard for me to grasp the worldbuiling in the beginning. I could understand all the pieces individually, but it was kinda hard for me to see how everything related together. This book had an excellent cast of supporting characters - the main characters are fine - nothing unique, but not bad. But I really enjoyed a lot of the side characters. There was a lot of genuine friendship, care, and support there which I appreciated. My biggest negative is related to characters unfortunately. There was a lot of unnecessarily aggressive guys. There mentions of assaults and we see some fade-to-black scenes and I just didn't like it. It was too much, in my opinion. Luckily, that didn't bring the book down completely and I'm very intrigues to see what's going to happen next in the story.
Jeric et Sable >>>>
Y'a très peu d'action mais on s'ennuie pas...
J'ai adoré la place de la musique
Y'a très peu d'action mais on s'ennuie pas...
J'ai adoré la place de la musique
3,5- Imari est une jeune femme qui maîtrise une magie bien particulière grâce à une flute sculptée en os que lui a offert son frère. Malheureusement cette magie est difficile à maîtriser et Imari finit par accidentellement tuer sa soeur.
Exilée, elle prend un nouveau nom, jusqu'à ce qu'un prince vienne la trouver pour ses facultés de guérisseuse.
Je dirais que mon retour sur ce roman est en demie-teinte.
La faute à un état de fatigue avancé pendant ma lecture de ce roman et le fait que je m'endormais dessus. J'ai donc eu du mal à restituer les personnages, les endroits et les enjeux.
Attention cependant aux apparences, on est pas tout à fait sur de la fantasy Young adult car il y a pas mal de violence et de trigger donc je ne mettrais pas ce livre entre les mains des plus jeunes.
Je me suis petit à petit investie dans l'histoire et j'avoue que la fin m'a tenue en haleine et m'a donné envie d'en savoir plus sur ce monde et ses problématiques. Surtout que le personnage masculin qui n'était pas très aimable au début a eu une belle évolution au contact d'Imari et a commencé à accepter les différences et j'ai trouvé que c'était un beau chemin à prendre.
Je reste quand même réservée sur cette saga, n'ayant pas eu un gros coup de coeur pour ce titre ! Cependant je lirais avec plaisir la suite. Par ailleurs si vous ne nous avez pas déjà rejoints sur le Bookclub, sachez qu'on va lire le deuxième tome tous ensemble le mois prochain
Exilée, elle prend un nouveau nom, jusqu'à ce qu'un prince vienne la trouver pour ses facultés de guérisseuse.
Je dirais que mon retour sur ce roman est en demie-teinte.
La faute à un état de fatigue avancé pendant ma lecture de ce roman et le fait que je m'endormais dessus. J'ai donc eu du mal à restituer les personnages, les endroits et les enjeux.
Attention cependant aux apparences, on est pas tout à fait sur de la fantasy Young adult car il y a pas mal de violence et de trigger donc je ne mettrais pas ce livre entre les mains des plus jeunes.
Je me suis petit à petit investie dans l'histoire et j'avoue que la fin m'a tenue en haleine et m'a donné envie d'en savoir plus sur ce monde et ses problématiques. Surtout que le personnage masculin qui n'était pas très aimable au début a eu une belle évolution au contact d'Imari et a commencé à accepter les différences et j'ai trouvé que c'était un beau chemin à prendre.
Je reste quand même réservée sur cette saga, n'ayant pas eu un gros coup de coeur pour ce titre ! Cependant je lirais avec plaisir la suite. Par ailleurs si vous ne nous avez pas déjà rejoints sur le Bookclub, sachez qu'on va lire le deuxième tome tous ensemble le mois prochain
* I read this as it's a finalist for #SPFBO 2018 and I am a judge *
This book was one I hoped would be good judging from the attention paid to the cover, the premise which sounded exactly like my kind of read, and the blog that nominated it who I frequently agree with. All of those factors led me to having high hopes for this story, and thankfully I wasn't disappointed in the slightest, in fact I really enjoyed this and I definitely want to read what happens next!
This is a story of two main characters, we have Sable who is a young woman exiled from her homeland after a mysterious power within her risks the lives of many around her. Sable is a healer by the time we catch up with her story again and she is hiding out in The Wilds, away from those who may wish to hunt her down. She hasn't touched the power that banished her since the day she left and has instead managed to keep a fairly low profile considering that her Scab status marks her out as different. She's apprenticed to the town healer Tolya and she is doing her best to learn all she can. Sable has a lot to discover still about her true potential and I think her decisions and skills in the book showed her to be a realistic and believable character.
The other main character is the Wolf or Jos. He's a Prince and he's also an assassin of Scabs throughout the land. He is known to be a killer and a tracker and he's supposedly dangerous too. However, we meet the 'real' Jos when he is sent to find a healer to help restore his father's health which is deteriorating desperately. Jos is a character who has more to tell than first meets the eye and I enjoyed getting to uncover this.
There is a lot of magic in this story from the Liagé who are a race of powerful beings of the Sol (Sable's race) through to necromancers, ancient beings, and more. We see Shades attacking, evil changelings, and sorcerers too. There is constantly a threat on the horizon to keep things interesting, but there's also a lot to learn about the magic still.
The pacing of this one was thoroughly solid throughout and I found it incredibly easy to get into and to want to keep reading. It kept me up late finishing it, which is always a good sign, and ultimately I thoroughly enjoyed it. I gave it a 4.5*s in the end which is 9/10 for #SPFBO (the same rating I gave my own nomination and tied for the best score I've given so far for #SPFBO 2018). Highly recommended :)
This book was one I hoped would be good judging from the attention paid to the cover, the premise which sounded exactly like my kind of read, and the blog that nominated it who I frequently agree with. All of those factors led me to having high hopes for this story, and thankfully I wasn't disappointed in the slightest, in fact I really enjoyed this and I definitely want to read what happens next!
This is a story of two main characters, we have Sable who is a young woman exiled from her homeland after a mysterious power within her risks the lives of many around her. Sable is a healer by the time we catch up with her story again and she is hiding out in The Wilds, away from those who may wish to hunt her down. She hasn't touched the power that banished her since the day she left and has instead managed to keep a fairly low profile considering that her Scab status marks her out as different. She's apprenticed to the town healer Tolya and she is doing her best to learn all she can. Sable has a lot to discover still about her true potential and I think her decisions and skills in the book showed her to be a realistic and believable character.
The other main character is the Wolf or Jos. He's a Prince and he's also an assassin of Scabs throughout the land. He is known to be a killer and a tracker and he's supposedly dangerous too. However, we meet the 'real' Jos when he is sent to find a healer to help restore his father's health which is deteriorating desperately. Jos is a character who has more to tell than first meets the eye and I enjoyed getting to uncover this.
There is a lot of magic in this story from the Liagé who are a race of powerful beings of the Sol (Sable's race) through to necromancers, ancient beings, and more. We see Shades attacking, evil changelings, and sorcerers too. There is constantly a threat on the horizon to keep things interesting, but there's also a lot to learn about the magic still.
The pacing of this one was thoroughly solid throughout and I found it incredibly easy to get into and to want to keep reading. It kept me up late finishing it, which is always a good sign, and ultimately I thoroughly enjoyed it. I gave it a 4.5*s in the end which is 9/10 for #SPFBO (the same rating I gave my own nomination and tied for the best score I've given so far for #SPFBO 2018). Highly recommended :)