A review by the_paperbackprincess
The Last Feather by Shameez Patel Papathanasiou

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.0

I kind of hate myself for taking so long to read this! I have never gotten into a fantasy book so quickly, it took me by such a surprise.

From the moment we meet Cassia, I knew she was going onto my list of not only my favourite female characters but favourite characters in general. She is hard working and caring and loving and if you try to threaten and kidnap her...best believe she will put up a damn good fight. I love her strong friendship with Lucas and the way it was shown in this book. Even though she's upset with him and doesn't completely understand his reasoning, she still helps him. Speaking of Lucas, I need my own version of him. He's a protector and even though Xo has been there longer, you can definitely tell Lucas is very much their leader, not really because of his power but because of his heart and how caring he is (he reminds me a lot of Percy Jackson, so I guess that's why I love him so much). I love how we got to explore Lucas and Cassia's bond, both literal and emotional. They are very much twin souls. And now onto my other favourite....Prince Lochlan. That man is an ABSOLUTE MENACE I TELL YOU and he knows it. The way he kept taunting Lucas had me cackling. And although he was cracking jokes most of the time, towards the ends of the book, you really get to see the other side to him and I'm glad we got to explore that.

I loved the plot of this book however the true plot, for me at least, were the different relationship dynamics that were explored in this book. The friendships and relationships were the true heart of the story for me and I loved it. Plus, most of them were platonic and familial which made this even better!
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