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A review by kindleandkettle
League of Liars by Astrid Scholte, Astrid Scholte
5.0
League of Liars is the first book I have read by Astrid Scholte and I was completely hooked.
Cayder Broduck, dreams of being a prosecutor in the prison, Vardean. He is given the opportunity to apprentice under Graymond, a public defender and Cayder takes it as a stepping stone to becoming a prosecutor. Prisoners find themselves incarcerated in Vardean for carelessly using extradimensional magic for their own self-interest, risking the world and people around them. It is while apprenticed that Cayder comes face to face with three criminals that he is expected to defend and he learns that the punishment does not always fit the crime.
There were so many twists with this book and it kept me guessing throughout. I found Cayder to be a strong main character and it was evident that the was struggling to deal with the fact that his society was not what he thought it was. Another character that I really loved was Jey, he provided some much needed comic relief to this legal thriller turned prison heist. At times I found his jokes & sarcasm perfectly timed, but there were a few that were a little cringe-worthy too.
League of Liars has some really great worldbuilding. The Prison, Vardean, is positioned right at the very heart of the tear in the veil between their world and another dimension, where all of the magic comes from. It made for a unique magic system and also opened up so many questions about the other dimension and the beings from there. I hope this is something that may be explored further in the future.
League of Liars has so much potential to be developed further into the future. The ending was a bit of a cliffhanger, but I am uncertain as to whether subsequent books are planned. I am definitely hoping that there is more to come in this world.
Thank you to Allen & Unwin Australia for gifting me with a copy of League of Liars.
Cayder Broduck, dreams of being a prosecutor in the prison, Vardean. He is given the opportunity to apprentice under Graymond, a public defender and Cayder takes it as a stepping stone to becoming a prosecutor. Prisoners find themselves incarcerated in Vardean for carelessly using extradimensional magic for their own self-interest, risking the world and people around them. It is while apprenticed that Cayder comes face to face with three criminals that he is expected to defend and he learns that the punishment does not always fit the crime.
There were so many twists with this book and it kept me guessing throughout. I found Cayder to be a strong main character and it was evident that the was struggling to deal with the fact that his society was not what he thought it was. Another character that I really loved was Jey, he provided some much needed comic relief to this legal thriller turned prison heist. At times I found his jokes & sarcasm perfectly timed, but there were a few that were a little cringe-worthy too.
League of Liars has some really great worldbuilding. The Prison, Vardean, is positioned right at the very heart of the tear in the veil between their world and another dimension, where all of the magic comes from. It made for a unique magic system and also opened up so many questions about the other dimension and the beings from there. I hope this is something that may be explored further in the future.
League of Liars has so much potential to be developed further into the future. The ending was a bit of a cliffhanger, but I am uncertain as to whether subsequent books are planned. I am definitely hoping that there is more to come in this world.
Thank you to Allen & Unwin Australia for gifting me with a copy of League of Liars.