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A review by bookishbasma
Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
5.0
Raybearer is one of my favorite books of ALL TIME so best believe my expectations for this book were sky high. And once again, Jordan Ifueko has managed to exceed every single one of those expectations.
Picking up right where Raybearer ended, Redemptor was a fast-paced whirlwind of family, love, betrayal, and magic. There's still the exceptional found family from the first book, and we see significant character development from Tarisai and the rest of the group. Tarisai struggles a lot in this book, and it's raw and intense and her growth during her journey was one of my favorite parts of this book. While Raybearer is heavy on the magic of the Ray, Redemptor explores the other magic in the world, as well as the political aspects.
I was worried for a little that this book would fall into the "second-book syndrome" and feed into easy tropes to create conflict, but I worried for nothing, because every conflict was handled with grace and respect to the original characterization of the characters. I maintain my undying love for every person in this book, especially Sanjeet!
This duology is one of my favorite things on the planet. Please read it.
I received an e-arc of this title from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Picking up right where Raybearer ended, Redemptor was a fast-paced whirlwind of family, love, betrayal, and magic. There's still the exceptional found family from the first book, and we see significant character development from Tarisai and the rest of the group. Tarisai struggles a lot in this book, and it's raw and intense and her growth during her journey was one of my favorite parts of this book. While Raybearer is heavy on the magic of the Ray, Redemptor explores the other magic in the world, as well as the political aspects.
I was worried for a little that this book would fall into the "second-book syndrome" and feed into easy tropes to create conflict, but I worried for nothing, because every conflict was handled with grace and respect to the original characterization of the characters. I maintain my undying love for every person in this book, especially Sanjeet!
This duology is one of my favorite things on the planet. Please read it.
I received an e-arc of this title from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.