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A Song of Legends Lost by M.H. Ayinde
5.0
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I absolutely loved this! I've been so starved for some good epic fantasy and this was everything I could've wished for. 

I first saw this recommended by Willow Talks Books on YouTube and thought I should give it a try. 

Unlike the blurb might make it seems, we as the readers get quite a few POV characters and are thrust right into the story when decades of scheming and intrigue come into play. 

The plot unravels quite quickly and new characters keep appearing, but always in a way that was fairly easy to keep track of, in my opinion. Some intial mysteries get solved in this first volume, but they only lead to more questions. 

I liked that it wasn't a classic tale of good vs evil, but several groups with differing interests and claims to the land. 

This seemed like the kind of series to me, that only gets stronger in the second and third volume, so I have very high hopes for the rest!