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A review by hualianr
The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco
5.0
i absolutely loved this book!! it feels like it has been so long since i've read such a good fantasy; one that had me hooked right from the first chapter, and so i absolutely devoured this novel.
this book ticked all the right boxes for me; great world building, fantastic plot, good pacing, and interesting characters. i'm honestly surprised by how good this was!
the never tilting world is essentially exactly what it sounds like - the world does not turn. caused by a ritual gone wrong, aeon is a world divided by desert land and icy plains. in the book we follow lan and odessa from the cold-climated aranth and arjun and haidee from the sun scorched golden city as they make their way to the abyss (essentially the middle of the world).
my favourites of the four were absolutely arjun and haidee; because how could i possibly resist enemies to lovers and sunshine x grumpy. i also loved arjun's character development and his eventual softening thanks to haidee (they were so cute!!). i also enjoyed this half of the world more - the dolugongs deserve a special mention.
whilst lan and odessa left me feeling a little disappointed (which was sad as i originally picked this up because it had sapphic rep) because their relationship just didn't hit it for me. this is probably personal preference but as their relationship was sort-of-half-established before the book began i just found it hard to connect to their relationship, and some of their interactions felt a little toxic at times. the only time i felt a positive emotion about these two was the bath scene.
regardless, i still found the plot enthralling and ultimately me not shipping (or caring..) for these two did not impact my reading in the slightest.
i'm really excited to see where the next novel takes this story and i can't wait to pick it up!
this book ticked all the right boxes for me; great world building, fantastic plot, good pacing, and interesting characters. i'm honestly surprised by how good this was!
the never tilting world is essentially exactly what it sounds like - the world does not turn. caused by a ritual gone wrong, aeon is a world divided by desert land and icy plains. in the book we follow lan and odessa from the cold-climated aranth and arjun and haidee from the sun scorched golden city as they make their way to the abyss (essentially the middle of the world).
my favourites of the four were absolutely arjun and haidee; because how could i possibly resist enemies to lovers and sunshine x grumpy. i also loved arjun's character development and his eventual softening thanks to haidee (they were so cute!!). i also enjoyed this half of the world more - the dolugongs deserve a special mention.
whilst lan and odessa left me feeling a little disappointed (which was sad as i originally picked this up because it had sapphic rep) because their relationship just didn't hit it for me. this is probably personal preference but as their relationship was sort-of-half-established before the book began i just found it hard to connect to their relationship, and some of their interactions felt a little toxic at times. the only time i felt a positive emotion about these two was the bath scene.
regardless, i still found the plot enthralling and ultimately me not shipping (or caring..) for these two did not impact my reading in the slightest.
i'm really excited to see where the next novel takes this story and i can't wait to pick it up!