A review by pagepixie
Ledge by Stacey McEwan

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book took me on a dark, cold, and crazy ride! 

There is something about the author’s writing that is almost visceral. It’s dark and almost physical on the page. At first I wasn’t sure if I liked it, but I think it worked well for the world and characters she was building so by the end I was enjoying myself. 

We follow our fmc, a young woman who was raised in a Flavian society trapped the literal ledge of a mountain. As you can imagine being raised in such a small, starving, and strenuous world has crafted Dawsyn into a woman who should not be truffled with. When we meet her she is just as cold and unforgiving as the world around her. 

Of course, it isn’t long after we meet her that she is removed from the Ledge. Her people are literally like pigs to slaughter for the winged Glacians who harvest them once a season. It’s with the Glacians that she meets a half Glacian, Ryan who helps her truly escape. 

One of my favorite parts of this book is the themes of inherited grief and need for justice. Ryon and Dawsyn connect over their shared loneliness, rage, and thirst for a better life for their people. 

The romance was good. It was slow burn and I enjoyed it, but I was most interested in the politics of this world and how these characters were going to go about achieving their goals. 

By the end I was HOOKED. I realized I DO want to read the next book and I look forward to it! I think it will be even more brutal than the last.