A review by gillian0231
Furyborn by Claire Legrand

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Overall, this was a very interesting story but I just didn’t really emotionally connect with anyone in this story or any aspect of the story. I think the dual POVs were interesting, but somehow the timeline just got more and more confusing as the book went on. Maybe this is explained in later books, but I still don’t understand the relationships between some of these characters. I also don’t really understand the motivations for a lot of the villains. Is it just world domination? And if so, why? 

To be honest, I didn’t really like any of the main characters. Both of the FMCs suffered from perfect and uber powerful main character syndrome. At least with Rielle we see evidence of her power but with Eliana we are just told that’s she’s an extremely talented bounty hunter, we don’t actually really ever see it. The chemistry with their male counterparts were also almost nonexistent. Again, at least with Rielle we see a little of the childhood friends to lovers, but I never bought the sudden chemistry between Eliana and Simon.

Looking back, I think the biggest saving grace of the book is the overall plot. It was pretty interesting (but nothing really new) and I liked the magic system. The action scenes were good and there were some touching moments between some of the characters, specifically Eliana and her brother. There are still some mysteries that need to be wrapped up that I’m dying to figure out. I’ll most likely continue the series, but I’ll probably check out the books from the library instead of spending money on them. Maybe I’m just getting a little tired of YA fantasy and this is just a very middle of the road representation of that genre.