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A review by jinnyshollow
Feather and Famine by Mariah L. Rosewood
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
*Thank you to the author for providing me an e-ARC to read and review.*
Vibe/Mood: 1
Characters: 1
Plot: 1
Scratched my ADHD brain: .5
Hyperfixation Potential: 1
4.5/5 š
In Feather and Famine, we enter a diverse and queer-normative world where elves and humans live in harmony and ally against the Fey. However, the land of Ittora is cursed with what is only called the Withering. Crops canāt survive within their borders, and so the people are slowly starving to death.
Ayse, one of the humans living in the small village Punhelm of Ittora, is a botanist and a good one at that. On one of her foraging days, she stumbles upon a large birch tree that calls to her with a type of unnamed magic This sets in motion a series of events with a new ally to try and harness the power of the birch tree to help the land heal.
In the capital, Kage City, Prince Seok, a pale elf with shadow powers, is working tirelessly to find a way to help the people while his mother, Queen Xia, and her advisors are also making efforts to find a cure for their land as well as maintain their borders against the Fey.
They both will stop at nothing to save their land and their people, and only time will tell if they are successful.
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I adored this book. I will say that I had a more challenging time getting into it at the start as it did move slower, and the mix of present and past tense was hard for my ADHD brain, but by the middle of part one, I was definitely vibing and once the ending of part one hit, I was all in.
I really enjoyed the more unique use of certain tropes,such as the classic love interest betrayal being at a point that still left a good portion of the plot and story to carry on and give me more development. I also liked that the love interest isnāt who you think it will be based on how part one plays out. BUT I have a theory that he will come back into play in book two. I found it to be a refreshing take on a romantic fantasy that currently feels inundated with the same types of characters and plot points.
Prince Seok is a dream, and it doesnāt hurt that I am a K-pop stan, so I pictured him as a very elven, white-haired version of Kim Seokjin. So now heās basically my husband.
Overall, I do genuinely recommend this for anyone who loves a good fantasy story with a slow-burn, deeply compassionate romance plot and a unique take on a āvillianā to fight (the Withering or the Fey? Both? Or something/someone else entirely? Reminds to be seen š).
I am definitely going to continue this trilogy ASAP. (so, hopefully Mariah will have book two ready soon š¬)
Vibe/Mood: 1
Characters: 1
Plot: 1
Scratched my ADHD brain: .5
Hyperfixation Potential: 1
4.5/5 š
In Feather and Famine, we enter a diverse and queer-normative world where elves and humans live in harmony and ally against the Fey. However, the land of Ittora is cursed with what is only called the Withering. Crops canāt survive within their borders, and so the people are slowly starving to death.
Ayse, one of the humans living in the small village Punhelm of Ittora, is a botanist and a good one at that. On one of her foraging days, she stumbles upon a large birch tree that calls to her with a type of unnamed magic This sets in motion a series of events with a new ally to try and harness the power of the birch tree to help the land heal.
In the capital, Kage City, Prince Seok, a pale elf with shadow powers, is working tirelessly to find a way to help the people while his mother, Queen Xia, and her advisors are also making efforts to find a cure for their land as well as maintain their borders against the Fey.
They both will stop at nothing to save their land and their people, and only time will tell if they are successful.
_____________
I adored this book. I will say that I had a more challenging time getting into it at the start as it did move slower, and the mix of present and past tense was hard for my ADHD brain, but by the middle of part one, I was definitely vibing and once the ending of part one hit, I was all in.
I really enjoyed the more unique use of certain tropes,
Prince Seok is a dream, and it doesnāt hurt that I am a K-pop stan, so I pictured him as a very elven, white-haired version of Kim Seokjin. So now heās basically my husband.
Overall, I do genuinely recommend this for anyone who loves a good fantasy story with a slow-burn, deeply compassionate romance plot and a unique take on a āvillianā to fight (the Withering or the Fey? Both? Or something/someone else entirely? Reminds to be seen š).
I am definitely going to continue this trilogy ASAP. (so, hopefully Mariah will have book two ready soon š¬)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Sexual assault
Suicide - off page but still described and mentioned.