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A review by asiantomato
Odriel's Heirs by Hayley Reese Chow
5.0
Odriel’s Heirs is a fast-paced story about Kaia’s quest to defeat Nifras, a demon necromancer who wants to take over the world. Kaia is the Dragon Heir, one of three of Odriel’s Heirs. Klaus is the Shadow Heir, able to turn invisible when he wants, and Jago is the Time Heir, able to heal anyone. They’ve been told that the only way Nifras can be defeated is if they work together, but when the story begins, we learn that Jago is missing. Throughout the book, Kaia and Klaus have to make do with what they have in order to succeed against Nifras’s undead army.
”Wherever there is light, there is also shadow.”
I give this book a 4.5/5 because it’s a pretty solid read for a debut book! I really liked Kaia’s character development. As the story progresses, we see her transform from a scared, doubtful girl into a confident warrior who was willing to die to the people she loves. I usually don’t like it when romance is included in fantasy novels because they feel insta-lovey, but I like how the romance between Kaia and Klaus developed from their bickering childhood arguments into more soft, caring words. They supported one another no matter what came between them.
My favorite character was Gus, Kaia’s ragehound, whose task was to bring Kaia back to her normal state of mind when she was too consumed by her dragon rage. He was so sweet and was always looking after Kaia, reassuring her when she doubted herself and telling her everything will be okay when she was sad :( I love Gus <3
What really drew me into the book was all the fast-paced fight scenes as well as the world building. Right off the bat, we were thrown into a scene where Kaia had to fight against the undead with her brother, Bram, and from there, the fighting rarely stopped. The details that were included in these scenes had me hooked on.
I received a copy from Amazon KDP via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
”Wherever there is light, there is also shadow.”
I give this book a 4.5/5 because it’s a pretty solid read for a debut book! I really liked Kaia’s character development. As the story progresses, we see her transform from a scared, doubtful girl into a confident warrior who was willing to die to the people she loves. I usually don’t like it when romance is included in fantasy novels because they feel insta-lovey, but I like how the romance between Kaia and Klaus developed from their bickering childhood arguments into more soft, caring words. They supported one another no matter what came between them.
My favorite character was Gus, Kaia’s ragehound, whose task was to bring Kaia back to her normal state of mind when she was too consumed by her dragon rage. He was so sweet and was always looking after Kaia, reassuring her when she doubted herself and telling her everything will be okay when she was sad :( I love Gus <3
What really drew me into the book was all the fast-paced fight scenes as well as the world building. Right off the bat, we were thrown into a scene where Kaia had to fight against the undead with her brother, Bram, and from there, the fighting rarely stopped. The details that were included in these scenes had me hooked on.
I received a copy from Amazon KDP via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.