A review by mjscooke
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Told in dual pov of two sisters, Faebound is set in an African inspired fantasy world where after one of these Elven sisters finds herself exiled and the other follows her, both come in contact with things they previously had thought fairytales. I particularly enjoyed the world building and the fantastical elements and magic but it did feel like it was more of a build up to a more interesting sequel than a knockout first in the series. I am interested to see how the story progresses in book 2 though.
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