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A review by shelves_by_sim
Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
This was a rec from @thiane_reads_sa, she said "Cardan vibes" and I was immediately like YUP, GIMME GIMME! And let me tell you that it did not disappoint! This book was absolutely brilliant, I LOVED the story, I loved the FMC, I loved the world and how it's divided between the human, seelie and unseelie realms. I LOVED the bully trope and how godsdamned perfectly it was done!! Ahhhh, the shivers I'm still getting! The magic system in this story was amazing, I love the more monstrous magic and creatures of the unseelie realm!
Atakan is an absolute nightmare and you can bet that I am 100% head-over-heals for that Fae prince! He is cruel, terrifying, duplicitous and absolutely everything I could want in an MMC! The relationship between him and Mildred is a deliciously simmering slow-burn and it gave me all the feels! Oh, and unlike The Cruel Prince, this story is spicy and OMGosh it was everything! Fields gave us a twist I would have never seen coming and what a brilliant thing to do! She had me certainly second guessing everything I thought I knew and felt and honestly, I'm still shook!
When I tell you that this plot blew me away, I mean it. The story and the world were so well developed, the monsters, the war, the curse, the prophecy, the way you never know what the seelie king is up to because, of course, he's pure-blooded Fae. The plot twists had me in a choke-hold but gosh, there's one that had me literally squealing. Everything out of Atakan's mouth had me squealing too! I loved this book so much that I wish it were actually a series because I just want more of them! So, so much more! This story was absolutely beautiful and I highly, highly recommend it! If you loved The Folk of the Air series then PLEASE, read this book!!!
Atakan is an absolute nightmare and you can bet that I am 100% head-over-heals for that Fae prince! He is cruel, terrifying, duplicitous and absolutely everything I could want in an MMC! The relationship between him and Mildred is a deliciously simmering slow-burn and it gave me all the feels! Oh, and unlike The Cruel Prince, this story is spicy and OMGosh it was everything! Fields gave us a twist I would have never seen coming and what a brilliant thing to do! She had me certainly second guessing everything I thought I knew and felt and honestly, I'm still shook!
When I tell you that this plot blew me away, I mean it. The story and the world were so well developed, the monsters, the war, the curse, the prophecy, the way you never know what the seelie king is up to because, of course, he's pure-blooded Fae. The plot twists had me in a choke-hold but gosh, there's one that had me literally squealing. Everything out of Atakan's mouth had me squealing too! I loved this book so much that I wish it were actually a series because I just want more of them! So, so much more! This story was absolutely beautiful and I highly, highly recommend it! If you loved The Folk of the Air series then PLEASE, read this book!!!