A review by chippyreads
Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Awakenings and the Chronicles of Nerezia by Claudie Arseneault

Release date: Feb 9th

Mini road trip adventure that introduces us to a new fantasy world. This book gave me all the warm, feel good fuzzies. 

Can we please have more board games in fantasy please? You can learn a lot about someone during a board game so by showing us what kind of players the characters are, I learned more about their personalities. 

This book has pretty high steaks while still giving us that warm cosy book feel. It manages to slow things down and focuses on how the characters relax in between tense moments, especially given we don’t know much about these characters yet.

Our main Character Horace is a massive softie who just wants to find eir place in the world and to make friends along the way. I’m really glad we have such a caring person as a main character because e just embodies cosyness in every scene. 

I can’t wait to continue this series.

Queernorm world where sexual/romantic relationships take a back seat.

I backed this as a kick starter and received an eARC from the author. This review was written voluntarily.