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A review by msbookworld
Odriel's Heirs by Hayley Reese Chow
4.0
I found this to be a good coming of age story. I could sympathize with Kaia's insecurities and enjoyed reading about how she came into her own power. I'm also a sucker for love interests named Klaus and liked watching their relationship develop from bickering rivalry to true romance. There are definitely a lot of sweet moments between these two towards the end of the book.
Lastly, the animal companions really held my heart here. Shad the snarky cat had some of the best lines in the book. And Gus was such a sweet animal guardian for Kaia, really living up to being man's best friend.
I did feel that there was something missing in terms of world building here. Significant backstory regarding this world's history is nowhere to be found. I felt like a prequel of some kind would have been helpful to me as the reader to understand how some characters were connected and what was happening in this world at large.
Overall, I felt like this is a good coming of age story that fans of YA fantasy would enjoy.
Lastly, the animal companions really held my heart here. Shad the snarky cat had some of the best lines in the book. And Gus was such a sweet animal guardian for Kaia, really living up to being man's best friend.
I did feel that there was something missing in terms of world building here. Significant backstory regarding this world's history is nowhere to be found. I felt like a prequel of some kind would have been helpful to me as the reader to understand how some characters were connected and what was happening in this world at large.
Overall, I felt like this is a good coming of age story that fans of YA fantasy would enjoy.