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A review by prisoner_of_books
To Reforge A Destiny: A New Adult Medieval Fantasy Romance by Claire Butler
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"History may be written by the victors, but war was won by the nameless."
I really enjoyed the story and characters from the first book, To Reclaim a Kingdom, so I was SUPER excited to dive into this one! Especially after that big cliffhanger! I'm glad to say that this book definitely lived up to my expectations!
I absolutely love the plot of this series I mean 'a spoiled princess, Brielle, discovers harsh reality after her father is killed and her kingdom is stolen. She escapes to the forest with the Prince from the neighboring kingdom, Henri, who faced the same challenge, expect he doesn't care because he doesn't want to be king. But Brielle is determined to reclaim her kingdom, no matter what it takes.' That was the premise of the first book but it just takes off from there in this book! But I won't say anything because of spoilers!
In this book we see the build up to the final battle and the battle itself. Even though the battle was only a short section of the book I was not bored at all! The dynamics of characters and the overarching atmosphere of anticipation was enough for me to speed through this book!
But seriously the plot is great! But the characters just really brought this book to the next level. There was SOOO much character growth and honestly it was so satisfying to read about! Each character had their own distinct motivations and feelings that changed and grew with the story.
Each character was so different when the series started and honestly they all had faults that made me hesitant to like them, but OMG Claire just writes these characters so so well!! Each main character, Citric, Eve, Brielle and Henri all had to make big choices that would determine their fate and I could honestly not predict what they would do because they were written so well it just felt so real!
I HIGHLY recommend picking up this series because it has everything I'm sure you will all love! Including:
✨ Touch her and you die
✨ Political intrigue
✨ Romance (with some spice 👀🌶)
✨ Royalty
✨ Blood magic
✨ Multiple POVs
✨ And the fight to take back two kingdoms!
Thank you so much tot the author, Claire Butler, for an eArc of this book! All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I really enjoyed the story and characters from the first book, To Reclaim a Kingdom, so I was SUPER excited to dive into this one! Especially after that big cliffhanger! I'm glad to say that this book definitely lived up to my expectations!
I absolutely love the plot of this series I mean 'a spoiled princess, Brielle, discovers harsh reality after her father is killed and her kingdom is stolen. She escapes to the forest with the Prince from the neighboring kingdom, Henri, who faced the same challenge, expect he doesn't care because he doesn't want to be king. But Brielle is determined to reclaim her kingdom, no matter what it takes.' That was the premise of the first book but it just takes off from there in this book! But I won't say anything because of spoilers!
In this book we see the build up to the final battle and the battle itself. Even though the battle was only a short section of the book I was not bored at all! The dynamics of characters and the overarching atmosphere of anticipation was enough for me to speed through this book!
But seriously the plot is great! But the characters just really brought this book to the next level. There was SOOO much character growth and honestly it was so satisfying to read about! Each character had their own distinct motivations and feelings that changed and grew with the story.
Each character was so different when the series started and honestly they all had faults that made me hesitant to like them, but OMG Claire just writes these characters so so well!! Each main character, Citric, Eve, Brielle and Henri all had to make big choices that would determine their fate and I could honestly not predict what they would do because they were written so well it just felt so real!
I HIGHLY recommend picking up this series because it has everything I'm sure you will all love! Including:
✨ Touch her and you die
✨ Political intrigue
✨ Romance (with some spice 👀🌶)
✨ Royalty
✨ Blood magic
✨ Multiple POVs
✨ And the fight to take back two kingdoms!
Thank you so much tot the author, Claire Butler, for an eArc of this book! All thoughts and opinions are my own.