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The Songbird & The Heart of Stone
by Carissa Broadbent
5 Shadowborn Swords for The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent.
"𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦.
𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦, 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯, 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦, 𝘷𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦, 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘵."
Thank you Pan Macmillan South Africa for sending me a copy of this book, also thank you to Pan Macmillan for allowing me a copy of this arc via Netgalley.
I'm honestly struggling to put into words how mind-blowing this book is. Carissa Broadbent is my drug of choice and this book is no exception.
My only struggle with this book is the sheer magnitude of the worldbuilding. Morthryn and the Underworld are so intense and vast, and I'm not sure if this book was able to fully build them up. It was a bit difficult to follow in parts, not because Carissa didn't do an amazing job of explaining each level of the Underworld, but just because of how big and daunting the Underworld as a whole is.
That being said, it was my only issue with this book. We follow Mische, Raihn's best friend from the Nightborn Duet. In The Ashes and the Star Cursed King, Mische murders her creator, who happens to be the Shadowborn Crown Prince. This book starts with the Shadowborn capturing her and to not be executed, she is sent with Asar, the Shadowborn King's bastard son, on a borderline suicidal quest through the Underworld.
This is an amazingly, beautifully tragic story of Mische's life, how she was chosen by the sun god, and how her choices, character, and sins led her to this journey through the Underworld where she is able to discover herself, try and make peace with her life and fall in love. Asar's story is equally tragic and beautiful and his true character being unmasked is such an amazing thing to read.
The plot twists were amazing, the journey was tragic and the ending left me swearing, gasping, and demanding more. Please go read this book.
"𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦.
𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦, 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯, 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦, 𝘷𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦, 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘵."
Thank you Pan Macmillan South Africa for sending me a copy of this book, also thank you to Pan Macmillan for allowing me a copy of this arc via Netgalley.
I'm honestly struggling to put into words how mind-blowing this book is. Carissa Broadbent is my drug of choice and this book is no exception.
My only struggle with this book is the sheer magnitude of the worldbuilding. Morthryn and the Underworld are so intense and vast, and I'm not sure if this book was able to fully build them up. It was a bit difficult to follow in parts, not because Carissa didn't do an amazing job of explaining each level of the Underworld, but just because of how big and daunting the Underworld as a whole is.
That being said, it was my only issue with this book. We follow Mische, Raihn's best friend from the Nightborn Duet. In The Ashes and the Star Cursed King, Mische murders her creator, who happens to be the Shadowborn Crown Prince. This book starts with the Shadowborn capturing her and to not be executed, she is sent with Asar, the Shadowborn King's bastard son, on a borderline suicidal quest through the Underworld.
This is an amazingly, beautifully tragic story of Mische's life, how she was chosen by the sun god, and how her choices, character, and sins led her to this journey through the Underworld where she is able to discover herself, try and make peace with her life and fall in love. Asar's story is equally tragic and beautiful and his true character being unmasked is such an amazing thing to read.
The plot twists were amazing, the journey was tragic and the ending left me swearing, gasping, and demanding more. Please go read this book.