The Unbroken
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Summary
Touraine is a soldier。 Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire， her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts。 But now， her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion， and the ties of blood may be stronger than she thought。
Luca needs a turncoat。 Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders。 Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace， while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne。
Through assassinations and massacres， in bedrooms and war rooms， Touraine and Luca will haggle over the price of a nation。 But some things aren't for sale。
Luca needs a turncoat。 Someone desperate enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders。 Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace， while Luca focuses on what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne。
Through assassinations and massacres， in bedrooms and war rooms， Touraine and Luca will haggle over the price of a nation。 But some things aren't for sale。
Reviews
Erin
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Hmm， this is…a hard book to review， to be perfectly honest。THE UNBROKEN is about empire and oppression， and does not flinch away from the implications of that。 It follows Touraine， a conscripted soldier， returning to her homeland for the first time since she was taken as a child。 After saving the life of the empire’s princess， she is brought into a situation where she must reckon with herself and her history， caught between empire and her own people。I think that THE UNBROKEN is a really well-cra Hmm， this is…a hard book to review， to be perfectly honest。THE UNBROKEN is about empire and oppression， and does not flinch away from the implications of that。 It follows Touraine， a conscripted soldier， returning to her homeland for the first time since she was taken as a child。 After saving the life of the empire’s princess， she is brought into a situation where she must reckon with herself and her history， caught between empire and her own people。I think that THE UNBROKEN is a really well-crafted novel， and one that provokes a lot of thought and a lot of connection。 It’s definitely a book whose plot and characters are going to stay with me for a long time， and one that I look forward to returning to in order to chew on it。At the same time， though， the primary emotion I had while reading this book was frustration。 Which I think is intentional！ The choices that the characters make and the way in which it veers from well-meaning people attempting to fix things to those same people scrambling and making things worse - it’s compelling in the way Shakespearan tragedies are compelling， but it’s also madness-inducing。For the most part， I think this works。 It definitely brings to attention the difficult position the characters， Touraine in particular， find themselves in， and how all choices can seem like bad choices when you and your people have been oppressed on such a scale。 Even when her choices didn’t make complete sense， I could empathize with where she was coming from to some degree。The one thing I do wish had been a little more developed was the relationship between Touraine and the princess， Luca。 Not from a shipping point of view， I realize that’s not the point， just from a character development point of view。 I felt like the story was trying to sell me on a connection between them that I…didn’t quite see， and didn’t quite buy。Regardless， I’m interested to see where the story goes from this point on！ 。。。more
Patty Zuiderwijk
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storytt5/5 characterst4/5 writingtt4/5 audio/papertPaper。reread？ttDefinitely will。Recommend it？ Yes。 tVerhaal:t 4/5 Karakters:t 4/5 Schrijfstijl:t 4/5 Papier/audio？t Papier。tHerlezen: t Zeker。Aanrader？t Ja。
Marleen
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Sadly I have to dnf this one。 I’m about halfway through but it has been such a drag for me， I feel like I’ve been reading it forever。 The setting and the themes are interesting but I’m not invested in the plot and not buying some of the character motivations， and was started to dread having to continue。 So I’m just going to call it a day。
Kaiti
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This is a hard book to review。 It had an intriguing plot and， as a friend said， it felt like a series of gut punches。 Touraine was a compelling MC。That said， the romance was awful。 There was no romantic chemistry between any of the characters which made it a bit hard to buy their motivations。 I didn't believe they were in love so I didn't believe they'd do things motivated by love。 Luca felt impossible to like。 It's hard in a book about the horrors of colonialism to hold much sympathy for the le This is a hard book to review。 It had an intriguing plot and， as a friend said， it felt like a series of gut punches。 Touraine was a compelling MC。That said， the romance was awful。 There was no romantic chemistry between any of the characters which made it a bit hard to buy their motivations。 I didn't believe they were in love so I didn't believe they'd do things motivated by love。 Luca felt impossible to like。 It's hard in a book about the horrors of colonialism to hold much sympathy for the leader of the colonists。 。。。more
Rachel Kelly
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4。5 🌟This lived up to all the hype， plus some。 I love fantasy novels that have characters who make bad choices in order to put their interests first。 I think it’s pretty realistic lol！ The culture and world building in this story was so unbelievably good。 I actually felt fully immersed in this world from the very start of the book。
ilovebooksokae
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Dee
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This is a big book - it crams a lot of story， a lot of history， a lot of character development into some breakneck pacing。 I admit， sometimes it was a little too much， too fast for me - I longed to linger over some of the amazing shifts and set-pieces this book holds。 But the author pulls it off and this is a solid politico-adventure-fantasy with an utterly unflinching hold on the bitter complexities of colonialism。 Touraine is amazing， Luca is not getting easy answers， and I cannot wait to see This is a big book - it crams a lot of story， a lot of history， a lot of character development into some breakneck pacing。 I admit， sometimes it was a little too much， too fast for me - I longed to linger over some of the amazing shifts and set-pieces this book holds。 But the author pulls it off and this is a solid politico-adventure-fantasy with an utterly unflinching hold on the bitter complexities of colonialism。 Touraine is amazing， Luca is not getting easy answers， and I cannot wait to see what comes next in this series。 。。。more
Ayana Andrews
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4⭐️ read。 Thank you to Orbit Books， C。L。 Clark and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC。 Overall， I enjoyed this story very much。 The stunning descriptions of Qazal drew me in to the story; the differences between Old Medina and New Medina were so stark。 The dehumanizing treatment of the Qazalis by the Balladarians was so heartbreaking; the dismissal of them as “dogs” was unimaginable。 I felt for the “Sands” who were conscripted to fight for a people and army who didn’t value them。The 4⭐️ read。 Thank you to Orbit Books， C。L。 Clark and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC。 Overall， I enjoyed this story very much。 The stunning descriptions of Qazal drew me in to the story; the differences between Old Medina and New Medina were so stark。 The dehumanizing treatment of the Qazalis by the Balladarians was so heartbreaking; the dismissal of them as “dogs” was unimaginable。 I felt for the “Sands” who were conscripted to fight for a people and army who didn’t value them。The character development of Touraine and Luca really made me invested and I truly rooted for both of them to succeed。 Both Touraine and Luca were incredibly flawed and made the most frustrating decisions ever， in the name of fighting for their people and the throne， respectively。 I also mourned for the deaths of some of the characters and hated that others weren’t appropriately punished， even though a couple were vanquished in the end。 I did find that I struggled through the first third of the book; other than the first few pages， the action was quite slow， even though it was heavy on character development。 Once I passed that mark， I flew through the rest of the book in a few days。 I can’t wait to see what unfolds in Book two。 。。。more
Brett
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The Unbroken's central theme is colonialism， slavery， rebellion， and repression， all of which set to a fantasy world loosely based off northern Africa。 I'm not sure if Book 2 will develop further the idea/history of the types of magic or not。 This first installment is heavily focused on world-building even as it is nearly 500 pages。 It is a world where a few perform mostly forgotten magic via prayer and connection to Shal （God） in various forms。 However， the majority of characters fight in gritt The Unbroken's central theme is colonialism， slavery， rebellion， and repression， all of which set to a fantasy world loosely based off northern Africa。 I'm not sure if Book 2 will develop further the idea/history of the types of magic or not。 This first installment is heavily focused on world-building even as it is nearly 500 pages。 It is a world where a few perform mostly forgotten magic via prayer and connection to Shal （God） in various forms。 However， the majority of characters fight in gritty often hand-to-hand combat or guns。 It is also a search for identity and culture for the main character， as she was kidnapped as a child， and turned into a soldier for her abductors。 。。。more
Madi
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vibrant fantastic new fantasy。 pacing was a bit messy but otherwise top notch。
Mary
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My gosh this book was a bore。 I couldn’t find anything about it I liked （except for the cover）， I kept fighting to finish it because I just wanted it to be over。 Had such high hopes because I got this book from my illumicrate subscription but， blah， what a waste。
Lisa McFeeley
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DNFI had high hopes for this novel but I really just seemed unable to get into it。 But I only made it 60pages in before I decided that I could not continue。I understand the need to world build it for me their was a lot of names and places and status that I was needing to remember and I just could not put the focus in。 It was begining to get confusing to remember who is who。 And I found it weird they call women in authority sir， and I kept thinking I read it wrong and had to go back and reread wh DNFI had high hopes for this novel but I really just seemed unable to get into it。 But I only made it 60pages in before I decided that I could not continue。I understand the need to world build it for me their was a lot of names and places and status that I was needing to remember and I just could not put the focus in。 It was begining to get confusing to remember who is who。 And I found it weird they call women in authority sir， and I kept thinking I read it wrong and had to go back and reread what I had read to make sure I had read it right。I wouldn't want my review to put people off， this was just not the book for me。 。。。more
Bianca
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3。5 stars。I finished！ Wow this took a long time， I don't even know why since it's not that long for a high fantasy （under 500 pages！ That's kind of weird）。 Anyways， despite taking forever to finish it getting through didn't feel like a chore， it was genuinely entertaining。 But I have a few complaints， let me get them out of the way so I can talk about the things I did like。 Right， first is the prose。 It feels a little stilted and not very polished， there are SO MANY epithets and that's a huge pe 3。5 stars。I finished！ Wow this took a long time， I don't even know why since it's not that long for a high fantasy （under 500 pages！ That's kind of weird）。 Anyways， despite taking forever to finish it getting through didn't feel like a chore， it was genuinely entertaining。 But I have a few complaints， let me get them out of the way so I can talk about the things I did like。 Right， first is the prose。 It feels a little stilted and not very polished， there are SO MANY epithets and that's a huge pet peeve of mine。 Characters constantly refer to each other as "The soldier" "the woman" "the princess" "the conscript" and it was pretty tiring， just use the character's names I beg of you。 Also I didn't count how many times characters had "heat rush to their faces"， but I'm sure the number is way too high。 Then there is Touraine， aka the reason why I don't rate this book 4 stars。 I just couldn't understand her character at all， the decisions she made through the story completely baffled me， and after the midway point she just。。。 stopped making decisions all together？ She became a side character in her own story， tossed around by the most important players and serving as exposition。 I just don't get it。 We spend so much of her journey being told what her priorities are， but at the end of the book there is no trace of those things anymore， she becomes a sort of mindless character just pushing the plot forward without any sort of agency or nuance。 （view spoiler）[She messed up the peace treaty supposedly to protect the other Sands， yet after that whole debacle she joined the rebels in a fight that would put her directly against the Sands， helped them deliver a plague that affected mostly the soldiers （this wasn't said but I'm gonna imagine it affected some Sands too I mean not all of them could've had had the laughing pox， Touraine herself didn't have it）。。。 So。。。。 What？ I liked the idea of her being this rogue that didn't care about rebellion or empire， just her people， but that sort of disappeared in favor of the rebellion。 （hide spoiler）]I really wish the book had had a different main character。 We have so much more interesting people on the rebel's side that it would've enriched the story so much if we'd focused on them。 Jaghotai。 Djasha。 Aranen。 They were all so much more interesting and nuanced， and I think having their POVs would've been fantastic。 I understand Touraine's story is important to tell， a person trapped between two different worlds and wanting so desperately to belong while not being deemed enough， but the execution of her journey sort of falls apart after the middle of the book， or at least that's what I felt。 Not only that， but I feel like I was spoon-fed her arc over and over again at the beginning of the story。 We were told over and over and over again what she wanted to do， what she thought， and it was clear where she was going。 There wasn't a lot of nuance here， unfortunately。 When it comes to story I have little gripes， except for the ending。 It felt kinda rushed？ Not set up properly？ I liked the outcome， sure， but felt like we missed some of the journey to get there。 But then there's the rest of the book， which is pretty good。 This is a complex story， difficult to execute well and while it did have a couple hiccups I overall enjoyed what C。 L。 Clark told here。Stories tackling colonization are difficult for me to read， coming from a country whose culture was completely erased by a colonizing nation。 I was told in school to be grateful it'd happened， that they'd saved us， that we were uncivilized and they brought order and progress to us。 So The Unbroken felt pretty familiar， almost personal。 I like how the conflicts were presented and how thoughtfully they were tackled。 It was frustrating and painful and real。 Other than the story， the rest of the cast was pretty good as well。 Despite my intrinsic aversion to anything that has to do with the empire， Luca was my favorite character here。 She frustrated me， too， but not because I found her a messily-written character like Touraine， but because she was very well-done and I just didn't agree with her opinions （well。。。 Obviously）。 But I liked that while Luca was humanized （though her flaws were never downplayed， which was awesome） her whole empire， and the atrocities they were committing， never was。 I enjoy well-written characters even if I don't agree with them， sometimes especially if I don't agree with them， so it was no surprise that pretty early on I took to caring about Luca。 I was genuinely interested in seeing where she was gonna go， and all the decisions she made were set up perfectly by Clark， she was a character that， at least to me， simply worked。 Yes sure she's a colonizer， royalist， imperialist， whatever else。 She's pretty terrible actually， and I don't sympathize with her struggles， but I appreciate the role she plays in the story。 And， once again， the narrative never paints Luca as this sort of savior but shows her at her lowest multiple times， this gives her room to fail and to showcases her faults， and we get to see her evolve and fight in a really satisfying way。 I don't really understand the romance， nor do I like it， so I'm glad it's such a little part of the story。 The other characters were pretty great。 Djasha and Aranen in particular being standouts， they stole every scene they were in even when their page-time was so scarce。 Overall The Unbroken is a good book， I loved the slow setup in the first half and the quick， punchy pacing towards the end。 I think some of the action scenes could've used a little work but it's far from terrible。 I'd say， however， that if you like faster fantasy then perhaps this is not for you。 There's action， yes， but not a lot and this is more an introspective and thought-provoking story。 There are some infodumps at the start， but they're brief and clean， and then Clark just sorts of throws you into the world and expects you to figure it out。 That's okay with me， the worldbuilding is actually pretty rich and done well enough I didn't have any trouble following it， but if that's not your thing then it's something to keep in mind。But if you like stories like The Traitor Baru Cormorant then this is pretty similar in tone and theme， just with a smaller scope。But hey， I had a good time， I almost rate it four stars， and I'll probably check out book 2。 。。。more
Onai
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This is definitely one of the most painful books I’ve ever read… and by this， I mean that it’s not a happy book。 The main theme is around colonialism and rebellion and wow， … just wow。It did take me a while to read … the start is quite slow but the story is a difficult one - world-building whilst exploring themes and lessons taken from history。 I actually found the title quite ironic because I think this book has broken me …
Brigi
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Buddy read with Cronkri :）This Moroccan-inspired fantasy was slightly different than I expected， but that didn't detract from my enjoyment。 There's more war and fighting and less fantasy and romance。 I loved all the twists and turns - sometimes it felt like a "soap opera" in the sense that it was so dramatic with some revelations！ （I gobbled it all up！）。 The characters are all so interesting and complex， just as the discussions around colonialism。Just really wish there would have been more chemi Buddy read with Cronkri :）This Moroccan-inspired fantasy was slightly different than I expected， but that didn't detract from my enjoyment。 There's more war and fighting and less fantasy and romance。 I loved all the twists and turns - sometimes it felt like a "soap opera" in the sense that it was so dramatic with some revelations！ （I gobbled it all up！）。 The characters are all so interesting and complex， just as the discussions around colonialism。Just really wish there would have been more chemistry between Touraine and Luca！Rep: black lesbian main character， bi/pan disabled love interest， wlw side characters， mlm side character 。。。more
Francis
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Not gonna leave a rating since I DNFd it at about 25%。 The pace was just to slow for me and I could not get myself excited to read through it。
Uudenkuun Emilia
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A wonderful epic fantasy， with many delicious twists and turns， and a strong core in Touraine。 What a complex， messed-up， awesome character she was！ Luca is also incredibly well written， her terrible mistakes and wish to prove herself， but ah， Touraine was who stood out to me。 Her pain and conflicts and love felt so real， as did her emotional journey。And the deconstruction of empire and colonisation and the horrible things done in their name was done chillingly well。 Unflinchingly， but never unc A wonderful epic fantasy， with many delicious twists and turns， and a strong core in Touraine。 What a complex， messed-up， awesome character she was！ Luca is also incredibly well written， her terrible mistakes and wish to prove herself， but ah， Touraine was who stood out to me。 Her pain and conflicts and love felt so real， as did her emotional journey。And the deconstruction of empire and colonisation and the horrible things done in their name was done chillingly well。 Unflinchingly， but never uncaringly。 I'm very much looking forward to the next instalments in this trilogy - Clark already took us on such a wild ride that I can't wait to see how the status quo gets upended in the next books。 。。。more
Maria
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Really enjoyed the book， our main character starts ouy absolutely dazlingly naive and gets to learn some tough lessons the hard way。 Great start， cannot wait for book two
Lena （Sufficiently Advanced Lena）
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Actual rating: 3。5Did I like it？ Yes， but the begining was even too slow for me。 I'm happy that I finished it cause the ending was really worth it。 Will 100% continue with the series Actual rating: 3。5Did I like it？ Yes， but the begining was even too slow for me。 I'm happy that I finished it cause the ending was really worth it。 Will 100% continue with the series 。。。more
Julie Gavin
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Easily a new favorite
Megan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really wanted to love this， but I just don't think it was for me。 I didn't hate it， and I'll give the second book in the series a shot most likely。I thought the book was rather slow for a good bit， and it's just a bit too long and drags in parts。I didn't like either main character and I wasn't rooting for either of them。 Both of them make terrible， selfish decisions and neither seems to learn from them at all。 I also didn't think they had any chemistry whatsoever。 The "romance" between them wa I really wanted to love this， but I just don't think it was for me。 I didn't hate it， and I'll give the second book in the series a shot most likely。I thought the book was rather slow for a good bit， and it's just a bit too long and drags in parts。I didn't like either main character and I wasn't rooting for either of them。 Both of them make terrible， selfish decisions and neither seems to learn from them at all。 I also didn't think they had any chemistry whatsoever。 The "romance" between them was more tell than show， and it felt weird that it was a major plot driver when it didn't actually seem like they were into each other。I liked the back story and world building， which is why I'll give the second book a chance。 It wasn't bad， I just wish either main character was likeable。 。。。more
Rags
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The world-building is excellent， the descriptions are amazing but oh my lord， the characters。 Most of them are cardboard cutouts who we never care about。 The only ones developed are the two main characters， Luca， the princess who wants to rule， and Touraine， the soldier who is brought up by the colonists and wants to be like them。 The problem is that these two characters are extremely irritating。 Literally everything Touraine does is bad judgment and everyone around her suffers。 Touraine is supp The world-building is excellent， the descriptions are amazing but oh my lord， the characters。 Most of them are cardboard cutouts who we never care about。 The only ones developed are the two main characters， Luca， the princess who wants to rule， and Touraine， the soldier who is brought up by the colonists and wants to be like them。 The problem is that these two characters are extremely irritating。 Literally everything Touraine does is bad judgment and everyone around her suffers。 Touraine is supposed to go through a character building arc， but I personally did not see any evidence of this。 She just betrays her way through the plot。 At one point， she sets out to leave the city to go far away and I found myself cheering。 But alas， she returns （bad judgment again， sigh）。Everything Luca does is just dumb。 No wonder the regent does not want to give her the throne。 She would destroy the empire in a day。 I just couldn't stand either of them - though Luca is marginally more bearable than Touraine。 Oh， and the magic system？ I still have no idea how it works， it just seems some random shit thrown around to act as deus et machina when needed。 。。。more
ken
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unfortunately， in my brain's state right now， nothing is interesting。 which SUCKS。 unfortunately， in my brain's state right now， nothing is interesting。 which SUCKS。 。。。more
Ari
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*4。5 This book was a journey and an experience to read because the themes and the plot really hit close to home and was very personal to me as a black woman。 Many times while reading this I wanted to throw my iPad at the wall because the characters were so stupid and never made the right decisions。 But this is what a good book is supposed to be and Im very glad that I was able to join Touraine on her journey and I applaud C。L Clarke for writing such an amazing book for her debut novel。 Truly its *4。5 This book was a journey and an experience to read because the themes and the plot really hit close to home and was very personal to me as a black woman。 Many times while reading this I wanted to throw my iPad at the wall because the characters were so stupid and never made the right decisions。 But this is what a good book is supposed to be and Im very glad that I was able to join Touraine on her journey and I applaud C。L Clarke for writing such an amazing book for her debut novel。 Truly its black excellence <3 The beginning of the book was very slow pace due to the worldbuilding and the book really only started to pick up in the second half at around 55% -60%。 Usually Im not one for slow paced books and I would’ve dnf this a long time ago; even in the second half with pacing being faster there were still some instances where I wanted to dnf; but i didn’t and Im glad i did because the ending was so worth it。 There is something about this book that hooks you and keeps you wanting to read on and to follow through with Touraine’s journey。 The Unbroken is essentially a commentary on colonialism and imperialism。 Even more it shows and gives insight to exactly how it affects everyone， from the oppressed to the oppressor。 However I thought it would’ve been better to have multiple povs from different characters similarly to Six of Crows and PJO/HoO， characters that were affected differently to truly embody the overall theme of affects of colonialism。 For example there are only two povs， Touraine and Luca， but I would’ve like a Tibeau pov as he was in the same position as Touraine but he had a different mindset to her and I feel his character would’ve represented those who worked with the oppressor but still have the heart and the mindset of a rebel。 Additionally I wanted a rebel pov and even a civilian pov， as all the characters are soldiers or in the heart of the fight， I think it would been cool to see plot and the actions through the eyes of a civilian， someone that isn’t particularly in the heart of the fight but is still greatly affected。Another thing i didn’t liked or wished it was different was the romance。 This book would’ve been so much better without the romance and its ironic to say this because the reason i put this book on my tbr was because i saw it was sapphic。 But the romance is poorly written， there was no chemistry in my opinion between the two characters and there was no buildup。 They just thought each other was hot and attractive; really there wasn’t any romance between the characters and it could’ve been way better considering the mc’s actions were influenced by her supposedly feelings for the other character， which didn’t make sense。 The romance was poorly developed。 Also tbh even if it was developed properly I still might have hated it because its a oppressor x oppressed dynamic which I hate。Overall The Unbroken had a few glaringly obvious flaws and sometimes i wondered if it was worth continuing reading but by the ending I fell in love and I really liked it。 I can’t wait for the second instalment in this series。 。。。more
Jeff
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Fantasy exploring colonialism is kind of my jam。 I read a lot of it， and I'll admit that I am a bit biased towards it。 The Unbroken may not be my favorite story in the past few years， but it made me feel the human impact more than any of them。 Fantasy exploring colonialism is kind of my jam。 I read a lot of it， and I'll admit that I am a bit biased towards it。 The Unbroken may not be my favorite story in the past few years， but it made me feel the human impact more than any of them。 。。。more
Emily
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it's full of buff women and （most important to me） horrible MILFs。 i love it。 it's full of buff women and （most important to me） horrible MILFs。 i love it。 。。。more
Sofia
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At the beginning， I didn't think I would like this book。 Although the world building was excellent， I found myself a little bored and frustrated with the main character; I thought it was too slow。 After around the 40% mark however， I couldn't stop reading。 The action and development of relationships was wonderful and thought-provoking。 I look forward to reading the second book。 At the beginning， I didn't think I would like this book。 Although the world building was excellent， I found myself a little bored and frustrated with the main character; I thought it was too slow。 After around the 40% mark however， I couldn't stop reading。 The action and development of relationships was wonderful and thought-provoking。 I look forward to reading the second book。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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This was a really compelling read。 The characters are complex and nuanced， as is the book's critical eye on the nature of colonialism。 Though much of the book is heartbreaking， there is enough hope， warmth， excitement， and intrigue to keep you going。 I am looking forward to seeing how this series progresses。 This was a really compelling read。 The characters are complex and nuanced， as is the book's critical eye on the nature of colonialism。 Though much of the book is heartbreaking， there is enough hope， warmth， excitement， and intrigue to keep you going。 I am looking forward to seeing how this series progresses。 。。。more
thewoollygeek （tea， cake， crochet & books）
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I am completely blown away by how much I loved this， I mean I knew I would from the description， but I underestimated just how much I would。 It’s an amazing book ， this is a real and raw look at rebellion， the true costs are faced， the reality of colonialism， racism are shown in full and honest truths。 I love Touraine‘s conflict， her struggles to decide where she stands。 The story is engaging， painful and epic， a truly amazing debut， a fabulous start to a series and I can’t wait for more。 One of I am completely blown away by how much I loved this， I mean I knew I would from the description， but I underestimated just how much I would。 It’s an amazing book ， this is a real and raw look at rebellion， the true costs are faced， the reality of colonialism， racism are shown in full and honest truths。 I love Touraine‘s conflict， her struggles to decide where she stands。 The story is engaging， painful and epic， a truly amazing debut， a fabulous start to a series and I can’t wait for more。 One of the best books this year I’ve read。Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion 。。。more
Lyrica
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I wish I liked this more than I did。 There are some aspects that I really enjoyed （the exploration of colonization from the perspectives of the colonized， the colonizers， and indoctrinated diaspora was something unique that I haven't seen in other books I've come across）。 That being said， I really struggled to care about the two main characters when they make poor decision after poor decision。 I have a hard time believing that Touraine is a trained military leader when she keeps making the SAME I wish I liked this more than I did。 There are some aspects that I really enjoyed （the exploration of colonization from the perspectives of the colonized， the colonizers， and indoctrinated diaspora was something unique that I haven't seen in other books I've come across）。 That being said， I really struggled to care about the two main characters when they make poor decision after poor decision。 I have a hard time believing that Touraine is a trained military leader when she keeps making the SAME mistakes that get people killed！ The relationship between the two didn't have a natural progression to me either。 I don't see the development from Soldier and Princess to lovers， and I'm just not invested in it。The ending was interesting enough that I'll probably continue the series， but overall， it was only okay。 。。。more
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