jbentley24 's review for:

Broken Souls and Bones by LJ Andrews

4.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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This was a great first book to a series. I started listening to it on audio, but the world building was a little hard to follow for me that way. When I switched to reading, I didn’t find it so slow and hard to understand. Lyra is our FMC who has a rare magical gift. She has been kept hidden for her safety. She is ultimately found by the MMC, Roarck, who serves as the prince’s sentry and then her own bodyguard. The side charters in this are fantastic and memorable. The type of side characters that could get their own spin off series. I was expecting a twist/cliffhanger and was trying to figure out which one it would be, but it ended up to be more than one twist. Now I’m regretting picking up an unfinished series because I want to know what happens next! I think book two will be better than book one. I give this 4.5 stars because it was great read (I will reread before book two), but it didn’t always hold my attention like I expected. )Maybe it was the audio 🤷‍♀️) The reread I’m sure will piece together all the breadcrumbs that were left leading up to the ending.