A review by josiahdegraaf
The Seventh Sun by Lani Forbes

4.0

This was a pretty enjoyable fantasy novel! There are large sections of it that do rather read like a YA romance within a fantasy setting, so readers should be aware of what kind of book that they're picking up, but it was rather good for what it was doing and it had some good thematic clashes to boot. I did find the use of actual Mexica gods in an otherwise-fictional world and culture to be a bit jarring for me personally while reading the book, and I wonder if an entirely-fictional culture may have made for a more seamless world. But I did rather like the unique magic system based on blood that the story featured. Good read overall.

Rating: 3.5-4 Stars (Good).