bamxo
Written on Jun 21, 2024
I enjoyed this book immensely. The book was broken down into 3 parts, this was necessary to break us out of an otherwise lengthy book charging at one note, full speed.
I enjoyed the fact that the Magic has classes in this story, not everyone has it, and those that do are separated amongst different types instead of elements.
I found Maes inner turmoil over her curse very rich feeling, I was drawn in. To kill to live, to live to kill. The curse gives no other options, either way she will be forced into that situation. Her decision to only pick evil victims, spoke volumes about her good soul beneath the darkness. But again raises the question is it evil to remove evil from the world?
This book would be perfect for those just starting out in the YA fantasy genre, it's not overwhelming and sits well even amongst the most diehard fantasy fans like myself. It feels like an intro level fantasy.
I was a little sad that we weren't given the background on the 'curse' up front, had to dive in a bit to get to that information. Totally worth it though. It succeeded in drawing me further into the story!
Overall, this book was a great read, I loved the connection with nature, the royalty, the viking elements, the world building, and the wonderful characters.
Book contains mentions of loss, violence, vengeance, abduction, murder, etc.
WIR? Absolutely.
Thank you to Axel for my ARC copy of this book.