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A review by foreverinastory
In the Light of a Broken Moon: Episode One by Bri Spicer
4.0
Thank you to Pride Book Tours & the author for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
It's been seven years since Demya watched her home be destroyed. It's been years since she and her Librarian, Selena, have felt safe. They lost everything that day and have been on the run ever since. If caught, they would be killed for being a Librarian and Knight sworn to the Librarian's service. But when Demya receives a message from someone she long thought dead, she knows her and Selena must try to find and rescue Aleskan.
This was a great start to this serialized novel. From it we learn that the Caedes empire has gone out of it's way to destroy anything related to the Library and its keepers of knowledge. This episode was definitely more set up than action, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Demya was such a strong character, especially physically. I love that she's a Knight and all about protecting Selena. However, Demya is clearly suffering from past trauma and hasn't given herself the time to heal from it. Worse, she doesn't believe she deserves to heal. I'm hoping finding Aleskan and reuniting him with Selena will be the beginning steps for her to heal.
Selena is still a bit of an enigma to me, but she clearly cares for Demya and Aleskan. I really liked the bond between these three. I'm getting some poly-amorous vibes, but I could be wrong? However, it seemed like Librarians and their bonded Knights regularly have large families with multiple parental units. Selene even mentions having five parents at one point and I am so here for normalized polyamory.
I don't completely understand the magic system yet, but I was fascinated by all the sigils and what they could do with them. Can't wait to learn more about this serialized novel!
It's been seven years since Demya watched her home be destroyed. It's been years since she and her Librarian, Selena, have felt safe. They lost everything that day and have been on the run ever since. If caught, they would be killed for being a Librarian and Knight sworn to the Librarian's service. But when Demya receives a message from someone she long thought dead, she knows her and Selena must try to find and rescue Aleskan.
This was a great start to this serialized novel. From it we learn that the Caedes empire has gone out of it's way to destroy anything related to the Library and its keepers of knowledge. This episode was definitely more set up than action, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
Demya was such a strong character, especially physically. I love that she's a Knight and all about protecting Selena. However, Demya is clearly suffering from past trauma and hasn't given herself the time to heal from it. Worse, she doesn't believe she deserves to heal. I'm hoping finding Aleskan and reuniting him with Selena will be the beginning steps for her to heal.
Selena is still a bit of an enigma to me, but she clearly cares for Demya and Aleskan. I really liked the bond between these three. I'm getting some poly-amorous vibes, but I could be wrong? However, it seemed like Librarians and their bonded Knights regularly have large families with multiple parental units. Selene even mentions having five parents at one point and I am so here for normalized polyamory.
I don't completely understand the magic system yet, but I was fascinated by all the sigils and what they could do with them. Can't wait to learn more about this serialized novel!