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A review by rgreatreader
Skyborn by David Dalglish
4.0
Pretty good. Reads like a YA book for the first third - pair of orphan twins with a greater destiny taken from their family to a military school (with wings!) who soon pair off with classmates.
After that, it takes a slightly darker, more serious turn and becomes a little less predictable, with a nice ending. Clearly builds up to a series, but pretty nice world-building.
Reminded me, setting-wise, a lot of [b:Updraft|18464362|Updraft (Bone Universe, #1)|Fran Wilde|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1442426865s/18464362.jpg|26121406], by Fran Wilde, which I also read recently.
After that, it takes a slightly darker, more serious turn and becomes a little less predictable, with a nice ending. Clearly builds up to a series, but pretty nice world-building.
Reminded me, setting-wise, a lot of [b:Updraft|18464362|Updraft (Bone Universe, #1)|Fran Wilde|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1442426865s/18464362.jpg|26121406], by Fran Wilde, which I also read recently.