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A review by thindbooks
Briarheart by Mercedes Lackey
4.0
*this arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*
This was a wonderful book! Mariam born in a kingdom but is not a princess, possesses powers that she must use to protect her sister Aurora from the Dark Fae who cursed her. This is a twist on Sleeping Beauty which is one of my favorite stories. This book has great world building with faes and dragons with also a very detailed setting. The pacing was wonderfully done but I do have to say that there weren't many huge conflicts in the book like you would expect. I felt since the characters were young, it felt more like middle grade book then a YA book where you expect so many twists and turns.
The main character in this book is Mariam who is 15. I do have to say that I'm not a huge fan of characters that are young but I have to say that she was pretty mature for her age. I just wish she was older because they have more room for character development if the main character is over 17-18. There were also great side characters in this book that were very involved in the story. Sadly there is no romance in this book since the characters are very young. I do have to say that I enjoyed the family theme in this book as the royalty family cared so much for each other.
The ending was well done but a tad basic. I guess I expected it as I could tell the story was more middle grade which means everything is a little basic and not overcomplicated so young readers could understand. I guess now I can say that this is one of my favorite middle grade books! I totally recommend this book and have to say that this book should be read at school!
This was a wonderful book! Mariam born in a kingdom but is not a princess, possesses powers that she must use to protect her sister Aurora from the Dark Fae who cursed her. This is a twist on Sleeping Beauty which is one of my favorite stories. This book has great world building with faes and dragons with also a very detailed setting. The pacing was wonderfully done but I do have to say that there weren't many huge conflicts in the book like you would expect. I felt since the characters were young, it felt more like middle grade book then a YA book where you expect so many twists and turns.
The main character in this book is Mariam who is 15. I do have to say that I'm not a huge fan of characters that are young but I have to say that she was pretty mature for her age. I just wish she was older because they have more room for character development if the main character is over 17-18. There were also great side characters in this book that were very involved in the story. Sadly there is no romance in this book since the characters are very young. I do have to say that I enjoyed the family theme in this book as the royalty family cared so much for each other.
The ending was well done but a tad basic. I guess I expected it as I could tell the story was more middle grade which means everything is a little basic and not overcomplicated so young readers could understand. I guess now I can say that this is one of my favorite middle grade books! I totally recommend this book and have to say that this book should be read at school!