A review by art_books_chemistry
Lady Luck: Fate Unbinding by Ralynn Kimie

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ralynn Kimie has built an expansive intricate world with her Infernal Artifacts Collection and it just keeps getting better. Each book so far is the start of it's own storyline so although they are best read in chronological (and publishing) order to get the full experience, each can be read separately. I do recommend reading Dioscuri before Lady Luck because it's almost a direct follow-up and there are lots of references to the events in that book. 

Firstly, Friday (the FMC) feels so *real*. Every emotion, struggle, and heartbreak she has and does feel is written out on these pages and I could totally imagine myself looking into a mirror and seeing a nine-tailed fox, that's how connected with her I was able to be. And when the story focuses on her becoming who she is supposed to be, having that connection is so important. But dam, I will say a decent part of this book is so depressing. Don't get me wrong, it's supposed to be for the storyline, and the lesson is to *not* give up on life. The pace of this book is actually pretty fast though, there's not really a slow point in the plot since every time you think there's going to be a break for Friday something else blows up. 

I love how Ralynn is able to weave together so many types of mythos together coherently. She has clearly put a lot of thought into her world-building and I can't wait to see what else she does with it. The portrait "world" of the dead elves is really fascinating and I'm curious if that goes anywhere further in the future. 
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