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A review by kaylee_jenkins
Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah
4.0
"I am a Hunter.
I have grown up in the sea.
I will win this, no matter the odds."
Big thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Fire for the e-ARC!
I loved this! The Hunger Games meets the The Scorpio Races in the best way possible.
Monsters Born and Made focuses on Koral, a 16 year old girl from a family of Maristag hunters, horse-like ocean creatures who are used in the The Glory Race that takes place every four years. Only Landers (the elite, ruling class) have ever been allowed to participate in the grueling and deadly chariot racing tournament. Until Koral, a lowly Renter, decides to enter and race to claim the glory and gold to help save her little sister from dying of disease and save her family from financial ruin.
"You can fight it, but is it a fight you'll win? And what if you win, what happens then?
I rise. I rise, against everyone's wishes. Against everyone who will see me trampled and begging."
Koral was a great MC! She was stubborn and determined and everything she did, she did for her family. Her and Stormgold's bond was beautiful and I enjoyed how we saw the progression of trust between them. The worldbuilding was fantastic and filled with monsters and mayhem without becoming t0o overbearing.
"This is the ocean, and you're a Hunter. You swim with monsters; these people cannot scare you."
I highly recommend this book and can't wait until the next one releases, I am dying to know how Koral's story will continue.
I have grown up in the sea.
I will win this, no matter the odds."
Big thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Fire for the e-ARC!
I loved this! The Hunger Games meets the The Scorpio Races in the best way possible.
Monsters Born and Made focuses on Koral, a 16 year old girl from a family of Maristag hunters, horse-like ocean creatures who are used in the The Glory Race that takes place every four years. Only Landers (the elite, ruling class) have ever been allowed to participate in the grueling and deadly chariot racing tournament. Until Koral, a lowly Renter, decides to enter and race to claim the glory and gold to help save her little sister from dying of disease and save her family from financial ruin.
"You can fight it, but is it a fight you'll win? And what if you win, what happens then?
I rise. I rise, against everyone's wishes. Against everyone who will see me trampled and begging."
Koral was a great MC! She was stubborn and determined and everything she did, she did for her family. Her and Stormgold's bond was beautiful and I enjoyed how we saw the progression of trust between them. The worldbuilding was fantastic and filled with monsters and mayhem without becoming t0o overbearing.
"This is the ocean, and you're a Hunter. You swim with monsters; these people cannot scare you."
I highly recommend this book and can't wait until the next one releases, I am dying to know how Koral's story will continue.