An epic start to an exquisite and captivating fantasy series, Furyborn is everything I had hoped it to be and more.
An epic start to an exquisite and captivating fantasy series, Furyborn is everything I had hoped it to be and more. A note before the actual text of the ARC tells readers that they hope this book will change our lives. I thought that was a tall order, and that actually made me a bit apprehensive about starting the book. However, after a few chapters, I was hooked.
Almost every chapter ends on a cliffhanger. Which was amazing to read, but also frustrating. Amazing because the plot and writing were captivating and I desperately wanted to keep reading each chapter to get through each of the girl's stories to find out what happened next. Frustrating because when I was trying to look for a place to stop, it was almost impossible. Plus, most of the chapters are decently short, making the "Just one more chapter" lie I was telling myself even easier to accept.
I loved both of the main characters, Rielle and Eliana. I thought it would be hard to connect to Rielle, because the preface is set before her point of view chapters, and reveals some not so pleasant details about her life two years after her point of view. However, I was immediately drawn in to her voice, and yearned to understand what had affected her so deeply as to cause the outcome that is shown in the preface. (Can you tell I'm trying to make this review as spoiler free as possible?). Rielle's best friends, Audric and Ludivine, were absolutely lovely as well. The friendship between Rielle and Ludivine was so supportive and loving, and Rielle and Audric...well. Let's just say I totally approve. Audric reads as such a pure human. So pure, at times he is oblivious, which is frustrating as a reader, because I know he's intelligent, but he can be so blind to the realities of what is going on around him.
Eliana and Rielle are total opposites. While both of their hearts are in the right place, and both want to prevent their loved ones, they go about it in different ways. Eliana is a killer, and makes no effort to hide that fact. She's ruthless and focused on survival in the colonized world of the Empire. Her world is nowhere near as peaceful as Rielle's starts out as. Still, she, like Rielle, is an incredibly dynamic character. She makes awful decisions, but I still found myself rooting for her at every turn. You don't have to respect the decisions of a character, but their intentions are important and are what makes them a likable character, which is the case with Eliana. Her loyalty to her mother and her younger brother, Remy, is admirable, and everything she does is to help ensure the survival of her family. Don't even get me started on her best friend and lover, Harkan. If you read the book, you'll see what I mean. I absolutely adore him.
In a fantastical age where so much of society has gone to ruin, the normalization of same-sex relationships prevails. Eliana has slept with both men and women for information, and other same-sex couples are not questioned at all, as it should be. Unfortunately, this is something that our own "real" society has yet to accomplish.
An interesting aspect of the story is the angels. In most of the fantasy serieses that I have read, angels are good, not bad, such as in Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunters novels. Some of the ideas of the story reminded me of Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen series, but Furyborn clearly stands on its own.
Overall, I fell in love with Rielle and Eliana, and I would absolutely love to see these books turned into a film franchise. I can't believe that I have to wait a year to read the sequel!
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A Nice Slow Burn
This book had been in my kindle library for a loooong time. It was one of those books I picked up when it was on a huge kindle deal (something like .99-2.99 - you know, a steal). This last year I finally picked it up. I know it was a popular series but I believe by the time the book went on sale and I picked it up, the hype was on its last book. Because of this, my expectations and hype was pretty neutral. I didn't really know what I was going into other than it was a fantasy novel. I was not expecting what I got. Very high paced from the beginning.I really enjoyed the two point perspective. Not only was it told from two different characters point of view, but it also took place from two entirely different timelines. This increased the interest. I had no problems with the style of writing. Very descriptive. Pretty cinematic. Interesting and fast paced.Both perspectives were equally interesting. Their personalities were polar opposites as well as their positions. They were two different faces to the same coin and their lives intersecting point was phenomenally done.We get past and present. The present being the consequences of the past. Neither was less interesting than the other. Both were incredibly fast and intense. Rarely did we get a break from someone almost dying or being in danger. Best part of this book was definitely that there are nephilim! Again, I wasn't fully knowledged on this book going into it so this came as a very pleasant surprise. I haven't read a nephilim book since they were at their peak around 2011. Super hyped about this. Its such an underrated supernatural trope.I think this is where the book fell most short for me. None of the characters hooked a line in my heart. None of them didn't keep my interest either though. Our main characters were definitely the most interesting portion of the book.Rielle's perspective was a slow burning coal, reaching its peak at the end. So seemingly innocent but a war constantly brewing inside. Her story takes place with her undergoing very dangerous tasks to prove she fit part of a long awaited prophecy. Eliana was quite the opposite. All fire with her inner struggle being kinder than she allowed herself to let on. She has such tough exterior that does not entirely meet her core.The romance was there but was more at a steady boil. There was nothing hot and heavy or anything that had me feeling truly touched. I think Rielle was too selfish at the core for me to be fully invested her romantic life. Eliana is so independent and so snarky that the flirtations that we got seemed more for wit than anything else. That being said, I think this first book was just the spark. I have a feeling we will get more romance here soon.Overall: 4/5This book as a whole was a nice, slow burn. It was a majority of world building, time setting, and character building. Normally, this will kind of turn me off but it was well done. There was just enough of all the aspects you expect in an enticing young adult high fantasy series to keep you interested. I feel like this book was the set up to an epic adventure throughout the next two books. I expect a lot more character growth, disaster, romance, and action. Enjoyed this book a lot!
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