A review by lorie336
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This had everything I wanted, violence, adventure, a little mystery, a little romance, betrayal, hope, friendship, and it was epic. This kept me turning the pages wanting more and when I got to the last page I was overjoyed, but cried out that it couldn't end there! A bit of a cliffhanger with our characters who were all fleshed out and was secretly happy with the demise of a side character. I fell in love with the bond between Serapio and Xiala, both outsiders to the main or normal people and bonding over stories, mainly hers of being Teek, but he tells her about his past. The journey they go on together is well written  and in between their journey is the one of Nara who is the sun priest and not only wants peace, but to show the clans that the priests and watchers are still relevant as well as approachable. Things go awry immediately and only goes downhill for Nara until she remembers who she really is. Overall, amazing story and cannot wait for book 2. 
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