A review by avoraciousreader68
Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani

medium-paced

5.0

Book source ~ BBNYA

Hitomi is an orphan living on the streets of Karolene. She has magic but has to hide the fact she does. She belongs to an underground movement called the Shadow League. They work  against the Arch Mage Blackflame who is corrupt. When a mission goes wrong Hitomi finds herself captured and alone. She must use all of her wits to survive and escape. Can she do it?

I read this back in November as a judge for BBNYA2022 and I couldn’t put it down. I really should have written my review then, but things happen. In any case, what I remember is a lot of action, magic, and a badass in Hitomi. There were times I didn’t think she was going to pull off an escape yet she did and others where I thought, oh no. This is it. How could her story end here? But it didn’t! The pacing is quick, the characters great, and the world is so interesting! I look forward to book 2 which is out there waiting for me to pick it up and I’m itching to do so! I just need to find time. That’s such a me problem though. sigh