Crier's War by Nina Varela

Crier's War (Crier's War, #1)

by Nina Varela

From debut author Nina Varela comes the first book in a richly imagined epic fantasy duology about an impossible love between two girls—one human, one Made—whose romance could be the beginning of a revolution.

Perfect for fans of Marie Rutkoski’s The Winner’s Curse as well as Game of Thrones and Westworld.

After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, designed to be the playthings of royals, usurped their owners’ estates and bent the human race to their will.

Now Ayla, a human servant rising in the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging her family’s death…by killing the sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier.

Crier was Made to be beautiful, flawless, and to carry on her father’s legacy. But that was before her betrothal to the enigmatic Scyre Kinok, before she discovered her father isn’t the benevolent king she once admired, and most importantly, before she met Ayla.

Now, with growing human unrest across the land, pressures from a foreign queen, and an evil new leader on the rise, Crier and Ayla find there may be only one path to love: war.

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This was a delightful take on a premise that is as old as time but with a nice twist. Instead of humans ruling the automa, this time the world is run by Automa and us lowly humans are at their beck and call. Our main character Ayla is hell bent on taking revenge for the destruction of her family by King Hesod she ends up taking a posting in the palace to become close to his daughter Crier.
Not only is this a story about revenge and political unrest, it about emotions, relationships and how we muddle our way through them. Their are lots of moments of high emotions running between characters, and the plot zips along keeping you flipping pages desperate to know what going to happen next. I thought the aspect of the medallion holding memories was a unique twist in the story.
I am intrigued to see where the story goes from this point and felt this to be a strong debut for an exciting series.

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