A review by katsa6
Heliacle Rising by C.C. Davie

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Great worldbuilding and set up with the politics here. The magic system was interesting. But the main draw here is the characters. Every character including the side characters has a great story and dreams and goals. Amylia is a woman taken from her burning home and raised as a ward of Lord Drakon. There are tensions with neighboring kingdoms including a kingdom with Wytchlings/sylven beings like fae with strong magics. When some Sylven visit from a kingdom Drakon wants an alliance with it opens Amylias eyes to a whole new world of comraderie, magic and love. This was a great opener to the series and I can't wait to devour the next book.
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