Reviewed by Amber (The Literary Phoenix) on
The worldbuilding in this one was wicked cool. The social structure and military is Roman-based, which you don't find too often in fantasy. Additionally, Furies of Calderon gives us a magical system that is elementals meets familiars. Powers are well balanced and varied, but the magic exists so easily in the world that it doesn't take over the feel of the fantasy. Still, it was a thrill. Furies has a wide cast of characters, so there's someone for everyone in this book.
My personal favorite is Tavi, who really stumbles unaware into the adventure and ends up not only contributing importantly to the main storyline, but has an excellent little side-adventure of his own. Tavi is a great character - raw and honest in the way that young adults can be but he's also kind-hearted and genuine. I really liked following him.
Furies is definitely not meant for the light of heart - there's everything from slavery to cannibalism mentioned in the book, and there was a scene where I was sort of waiting to see if someone was going to get raped, because it was getting very sketchy. Do know that this has a lot of adult themes between the magic and war, and be prepared for that going in.
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- 11 August, 2018: Finished reading
- 11 August, 2018: Reviewed