Scan barcode
A review by greeneggsandsam
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
adventurous
emotional
fast-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
"I am Tarisai of Swana, and I've seen your stories now. They belong to me, as mine belong to you. You don't have to help me change the world. But you mark my words; when I get going, this world will change."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Raybearer is the story of Tarisai, daughter to the one known only as The Lady. She grew up craving the attention and love she never received from a mother who created her to become a pawn in a scheme to kill the crown prince, Dayo.
I literally loved everything about this book, I don't know where to start. The writing is so incredible, especially when knowing this is a debut novel. The worldbuilding is so immersive and unique. Sometimes it's beautiful and creates vivid imagery in your mind, and other times it shows the creepier parts of the world. Ifueko does an incredible job at explaining the world.
Where this book REALLY excels is in the characters and their development. You come to love so many characters and feel for their hardships. You're not just told they care for one another, you're shown how much their love shapes them into the friends and people they want to be.
The narrator, Joneice Abbott-Pratt, is the most incredible narrator I've listened to thus far. She has such a wonderful reading voice, and she's amazing at changing her voice for the speech of different characters. She made the book pop even more!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Raybearer is the story of Tarisai, daughter to the one known only as The Lady. She grew up craving the attention and love she never received from a mother who created her to become a pawn in a scheme to kill the crown prince, Dayo.
I literally loved everything about this book, I don't know where to start. The writing is so incredible, especially when knowing this is a debut novel. The worldbuilding is so immersive and unique. Sometimes it's beautiful and creates vivid imagery in your mind, and other times it shows the creepier parts of the world. Ifueko does an incredible job at explaining the world.
Where this book REALLY excels is in the characters and their development. You come to love so many characters and feel for their hardships. You're not just told they care for one another, you're shown how much their love shapes them into the friends and people they want to be.
The narrator, Joneice Abbott-Pratt, is the most incredible narrator I've listened to thus far. She has such a wonderful reading voice, and she's amazing at changing her voice for the speech of different characters. She made the book pop even more!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐