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A review by rays_reads
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
4.25
When I first started this book I knew almost nothing about it but man did it start off with a bang. You're telling me this books starts and ends with a war? AND IT HAS TWO FMCS?! Count me in! While the dual POVs could be somewhat confusing as the worlds they lived in were completely different it meant that I wasn't bored for too long. Some dual POVs really struggle to keep me interested as being set in the same world more often than not means I'm being fed the same info twice but seeing as our two FMCs are in different millenniums that means different characters, different scenarios, and different worlds so I loved the dual POVs.
I will say that Rielle's POV is a lot better than Eliana as its a bit more action packed but knowing where she'll end up makes me sad. Seeing a few reviews I came to know just how morally grey both FMCs will be and seeing Rielle getting turned into a villain makes me wonder just what happens to her to make her turn from the man and kingdom she desperately hoped to gain love from. Seeing her backstory it's not hard to see why she could turn out to be a villain but throughout the story you could see her trying so hard to be good and she's often very scared. Not of her powers, but of the people around her as she seems to be very insecure about peoples feeling (which is understandable considering her backstory again) and seems to think that people who love her could one day change their minds and completely hate her. And I don't think she's wrong in that fear as it could be applied to todays modern world in comparison to cancel culture... now while most public figures wouldn't cause a harm to the general public (I hope), people can go from loving them one day to absolutely despising them the next.
Then theirs Eliana's character. I kinda found her to be annoying at times... It felt like she was super inconsistent, killing people one minute then trying to save others in the next but I think that's the point. Not much went on in her POV (at least imo) at least in terms of getting stuff done but her POV was more of a self-discovery journey as we saw how often she had to fight against what she wanted to do with what she was trained to do. Towards the end of the book the author shows us how much she's grown by loss and the introduction of new characters as she begins to accept herself and finally get to the point of wanting to do something for the people and the country.
I loved this book and it was a whirlwind of emotions. Not to mention that spice scene was CRAZY... author is mad bold for putting that in. 😂😂😂
Overall rating: 4.25
P.S. I feel like this is book that would've thrived if the New Adult genre was official. This is perfect for older teens and young adults under 25.
I will say that Rielle's POV is a lot better than Eliana as its a bit more action packed but knowing where she'll end up makes me sad. Seeing a few reviews I came to know just how morally grey both FMCs will be and seeing Rielle getting turned into a villain makes me wonder just what happens to her to make her turn from the man and kingdom she desperately hoped to gain love from. Seeing her backstory it's not hard to see why she could turn out to be a villain but throughout the story you could see her trying so hard to be good and she's often very scared. Not of her powers, but of the people around her as she seems to be very insecure about peoples feeling (which is understandable considering her backstory again) and seems to think that people who love her could one day change their minds and completely hate her. And I don't think she's wrong in that fear as it could be applied to todays modern world in comparison to cancel culture... now while most public figures wouldn't cause a harm to the general public (I hope), people can go from loving them one day to absolutely despising them the next.
Then theirs Eliana's character. I kinda found her to be annoying at times... It felt like she was super inconsistent, killing people one minute then trying to save others in the next but I think that's the point. Not much went on in her POV (at least imo) at least in terms of getting stuff done but her POV was more of a self-discovery journey as we saw how often she had to fight against what she wanted to do with what she was trained to do. Towards the end of the book the author shows us how much she's grown by loss and the introduction of new characters as she begins to accept herself and finally get to the point of wanting to do something for the people and the country.
I loved this book and it was a whirlwind of emotions. Not to mention that spice scene was CRAZY... author is mad bold for putting that in. 😂😂😂
Overall rating: 4.25
P.S. I feel like this is book that would've thrived if the New Adult genre was official. This is perfect for older teens and young adults under 25.