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Tuyo
by Rachel Neumeier
ZOMG. I love this one a lot.
This is full of buttons and tropes that I love - enemies to not quite friends yet, being left as a tribute (Tuyo), expecting death and torture but mostly finding kindness, working together even though they don't trust each other quite yet, saving your "enemy", heat exhaustion, platonic huddling/cuddling for warmth, being forced to watch someone being tortured to get you to spill your secrets, being mind controlled and set upon to kill your not quite friend, managing to overcome the mind control at least partially and saving your not quite friend and so on and so on. I mean. Hook. Line. Sinker.
I love Ryo and Aras so much. The way the slowly begin to trust each other (yes, Aras knew) and build something that will be, IMO, a lifelong friendship? The way Aras is so gentle with Ryo in the beginning? They way Ryo later on trusts Aras even though he is terrified of what has to be done? OMG.
I also love the side characters we get to know - the Guard. Ryos family and people.
I love how the two magic systems are shown and explained even though we barely get to know about the second one. I love that the women of winter lands sing their magic (even if they don't think it's magic).
I love how some twists are foreshadowed and some are surprising. I love that this reads as the one big adventure that it is.
While I love Ryos POV, there are some scenes I really, really, really wish we could have gone into Aras head and see what he thinks.
Yes, there are some things that are predictable. There is a typo or two. And so on. But, the story managed to capture me so much that I basically read it in one day. It's been a while since that happened. So, yeah, I love it and this one will be re-read a few times.
This is full of buttons and tropes that I love - enemies to not quite friends yet, being left as a tribute (Tuyo), expecting death and torture but mostly finding kindness, working together even though they don't trust each other quite yet, saving your "enemy", heat exhaustion, platonic huddling/cuddling for warmth, being forced to watch someone being tortured to get you to spill your secrets, being mind controlled and set upon to kill your not quite friend, managing to overcome the mind control at least partially and saving your not quite friend and so on and so on. I mean. Hook. Line. Sinker.
I love Ryo and Aras so much. The way the slowly begin to trust each other (yes, Aras knew) and build something that will be, IMO, a lifelong friendship? The way Aras is so gentle with Ryo in the beginning? They way Ryo later on trusts Aras even though he is terrified of what has to be done? OMG.
I also love the side characters we get to know - the Guard. Ryos family and people.
I love how the two magic systems are shown and explained even though we barely get to know about the second one. I love that the women of winter lands sing their magic (even if they don't think it's magic).
I love how some twists are foreshadowed and some are surprising. I love that this reads as the one big adventure that it is.
While I love Ryos POV, there are some scenes I really, really, really wish we could have gone into Aras head and see what he thinks.
Yes, there are some things that are predictable. There is a typo or two. And so on. But, the story managed to capture me so much that I basically read it in one day. It's been a while since that happened. So, yeah, I love it and this one will be re-read a few times.