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A review by bubblewombat
Clash of Fate and Fury by Rachel Menard
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS THE END? I REFUSE TO PART WITH THESE CHARACTERS, YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!!!
When I was at 70% I was like "no way is this ending in this book", same thing when I hit 80%, 90%, then I got to the author's note and saw it was supposed to be the end of their journey and I'm just so????? THIS CANNOT BE THE END, I NEED MORE!!!
Although, the ending did leave room for another book, either following these characters or not. But I'd of course prefer to read countless books about our heroes, I could never get tired of them.
Clash of Fate and Fury is just as amazing as the first book, if not more. I even started to like Castor (but I still don't forgive her for what she did to that poor whale).
I feel like someone put me in a washing machine and tumbled my whole life around, just because I cycled through so many emotions while reading this, and trust me THERE WAS NO TEAR SHORTAGE EITHER.
Rachel Menard somehow managed to pack all the feels into these two books, I don't know what to say except wow.
Gen and Pollux (and Chomp and Andromeda) are my faves still, but like I said Castor is kinda okay to me now, and I'm even more attached to Bale, Flek and Adikia than I already was.
I like Castor and Adikia together, I do however wish that we saw even more of them. Because while I want to believe they'll last and be happy together, I don't feel their love for one another like I do Pollux & Gen's. But maybe they're not in love YET and will be in some future book? This is me campaigning for another one, mhm.
I also didn't get my circus wish. So once again BOOK THREE, PLEASE. And it's okay to end this series on a happy note, but it feels incomplete, there's so much more for the characters to do.
For example if we had seen the main reason the empresses sent Gen on all her labours actually come to pass, then perhaps I'd feel differently. But it's been looming in the background the whole book, and now it's over? I don't think so.
Either way I will be sticking with Rachel Menard, and will read absolutely anything she writes, whether in this world or another.
*Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review*
When I was at 70% I was like "no way is this ending in this book", same thing when I hit 80%, 90%, then I got to the author's note and saw it was supposed to be the end of their journey and I'm just so????? THIS CANNOT BE THE END, I NEED MORE!!!
Although, the ending did leave room for another book, either following these characters or not. But I'd of course prefer to read countless books about our heroes, I could never get tired of them.
Clash of Fate and Fury is just as amazing as the first book, if not more. I even started to like Castor (but I still don't forgive her for what she did to that poor whale).
I feel like someone put me in a washing machine and tumbled my whole life around, just because I cycled through so many emotions while reading this, and trust me THERE WAS NO TEAR SHORTAGE EITHER.
Rachel Menard somehow managed to pack all the feels into these two books, I don't know what to say except wow.
Gen and Pollux (and Chomp and Andromeda) are my faves still, but like I said Castor is kinda okay to me now, and I'm even more attached to Bale, Flek and Adikia than I already was.
I like Castor and Adikia together, I do however wish that we saw even more of them. Because while I want to believe they'll last and be happy together, I don't feel their love for one another like I do Pollux & Gen's. But maybe they're not in love YET and will be in some future book? This is me campaigning for another one, mhm.
I also didn't get my circus wish. So once again BOOK THREE, PLEASE. And it's okay to end this series on a happy note, but it feels incomplete, there's so much more for the characters to do.
For example if we had seen the main reason the empresses sent Gen on all her labours actually come to pass, then perhaps I'd feel differently. But it's been looming in the background the whole book, and now it's over? I don't think so.
Either way I will be sticking with Rachel Menard, and will read absolutely anything she writes, whether in this world or another.
*Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review*