camirl 's review for:

Crier's War by Nina Varela

4.0

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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i really really like this! i’ve been meaning to read it for a long time because of the sapphic aspect mainly but the story completely captivated me and i was hooked from the beginning. 

i will say though that the characters of kinok and benjy fall under quite stereotypical archetypes

(the “bad guy” & the “best friend”)

and it didn’t make me hate the book or anything but it was just a bit predictable….nonetheless, i’m curious as to what will happen with them in book 2. 

other than that, i adored learning about this whole world, the dynamic between crier and ayla and i’m super excited to see how everything will wrap up 🤍