Realm of Lore and Lies
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- Author：Claire Wright
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Summary
Nothing is ever as it seems， especially when Fair Ones are involved。
In a land that harbours two realms， magical creatures and dangerous games are a way of life and death for the travelling Fianna clans。 It is an honour to visit Tír na nÓg， even if the price is pretending Fair Ones don’t hunt humans for sport。
Ireland native Aisling never imagined she’d be alone， living a double life。 But when your family shares the ability to see through Fae glamour， keeping secrets isn’t something you do for fun。 You do it to stay alive。
A murder leaves Aisling motherless， thrusting her into the position of matriarch in a world she thought she’d never return to。 Teaming up with an unlikely band of allies for a competition steeped in peril， she can’t resist the distraction warrior Setanta offers。 Brooding， gorgeous and impossibly strong， he gives her a chance to be something she never could before—herself。
Bonded by troubled pasts and deadly circumstances， the team of misfits must face damaging truths as they try to stop their worlds from colliding。
In a land that harbours two realms， magical creatures and dangerous games are a way of life and death for the travelling Fianna clans。 It is an honour to visit Tír na nÓg， even if the price is pretending Fair Ones don’t hunt humans for sport。
Ireland native Aisling never imagined she’d be alone， living a double life。 But when your family shares the ability to see through Fae glamour， keeping secrets isn’t something you do for fun。 You do it to stay alive。
A murder leaves Aisling motherless， thrusting her into the position of matriarch in a world she thought she’d never return to。 Teaming up with an unlikely band of allies for a competition steeped in peril， she can’t resist the distraction warrior Setanta offers。 Brooding， gorgeous and impossibly strong， he gives her a chance to be something she never could before—herself。
Bonded by troubled pasts and deadly circumstances， the team of misfits must face damaging truths as they try to stop their worlds from colliding。
Reviews
Callie Dahl
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Easily one of the best books I read in 2022。 Claire's story telling is phenomenal。 Snarky， sassy， sexy characters。 #Faebaes & Irish folklore that lowkey makes me want tomove to Ireland？！ 😂 🧳 Easily one of the best books I read in 2022。 Claire's story telling is phenomenal。 Snarky， sassy， sexy characters。 #Faebaes & Irish folklore that lowkey makes me want tomove to Ireland？！ 😂 🧳 。。。more
Jacqueline Lovett
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Excellent read great to see irish folklore in fantasy looking forward to the next instalmentfirst time reading Claire Wright excellent read great to see irish folklore in fantasy looking forward to the next instalment out in 2023
Jeannine Jones
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Mystery meets Irish folklore。 I loved this debut novel。 The characters are well drawn and the use of Irish folklore was done with a deft hand。 You cared a lot about the character as they were introduced。 Aisling Breen steps into her birthright with all the self consciousness that comes with being thrust into a position too young but grows into her position with power and grace。 It's worth the wait when they finally get to the land of the fae and the mysterious and tragic deaths are revealed Mystery meets Irish folklore。 I loved this debut novel。 The characters are well drawn and the use of Irish folklore was done with a deft hand。 You cared a lot about the character as they were introduced。 Aisling Breen steps into her birthright with all the self consciousness that comes with being thrust into a position too young but grows into her position with power and grace。 It's worth the wait when they finally get to the land of the fae and the mysterious and tragic deaths are revealed to be the work of someone you never suspected。 It leaves you with a cliffhanger that makes me want the next book to come out tomorrow！ 。。。more
Ghita
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Unfortunately， I couldn't make it through 'Realm of Lore and Lies'。 The story seems very intriguing and I might give it another shot in the future but I had to stop halfway through。。。 Personally， I felt that there were too many POVs very early on in the story， and I didn't have time to ground myself。 Especially considering that each POV had its own set of information。 I just don't think I have the attention span for it。 As a result， I ended up being confused and couldn't focus on the world itsel Unfortunately， I couldn't make it through 'Realm of Lore and Lies'。 The story seems very intriguing and I might give it another shot in the future but I had to stop halfway through。。。 Personally， I felt that there were too many POVs very early on in the story， and I didn't have time to ground myself。 Especially considering that each POV had its own set of information。 I just don't think I have the attention span for it。 As a result， I ended up being confused and couldn't focus on the world itself。 。。。more
Liz
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I throughly enjoyed this book！ Claire has clearly done her research on Irish mythology and wove it into a fantastic story。 I really liked the characters and premise of the story and I *love* the emphasis on women leaders。 However， at times， there was some pacing issues and I would've liked a bit more world building。 Even though， I cannot wait for the next book to come out， I need to know what happens next！ I throughly enjoyed this book！ Claire has clearly done her research on Irish mythology and wove it into a fantastic story。 I really liked the characters and premise of the story and I *love* the emphasis on women leaders。 However， at times， there was some pacing issues and I would've liked a bit more world building。 Even though， I cannot wait for the next book to come out， I need to know what happens next！ 。。。more
Jess
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2。5 🌟 I cannot express the relief I feel after FINALLY finishing this book。 I started reading it in September on NetGalley， and at first I loved it。 Then we got into another point of view， then another one， and so forth。 This book had tremendous potential， but just missed the mark for me。 To be frank， it was a mess。Ash leaves her clan to live in the human world and is doing just fine until *no spoilers* something happens that causes her to return to her clan。 She returns as matriarch of her clan 2。5 🌟 I cannot express the relief I feel after FINALLY finishing this book。 I started reading it in September on NetGalley， and at first I loved it。 Then we got into another point of view， then another one， and so forth。 This book had tremendous potential， but just missed the mark for me。 To be frank， it was a mess。Ash leaves her clan to live in the human world and is doing just fine until *no spoilers* something happens that causes her to return to her clan。 She returns as matriarch of her clan and enrolls them in The Cath- a competition to decide the next High King's guard。Here's where things start to decline。 Did the Cath actually happen yet？ As far as I could tell they weren't participating in it yet by the end of the book。 They received a side quest from the current high king and they went off to do that and while they did that they found out who had been killing people along the way。 Oh yeah， and some of them have powers。 That's important for the next book。It's obvious that there was a lot of research that went into this book， but we didn't get the world building that we could have。 There are a lot of loose ends （which can be tied up in the next book！）， so I would hope to see the next book flesh out characters more and really edit edit edit because it just dragged。 There wasn't enough action， and when there was it just didn't end。 Everything happens in the last 30 pages， and it was probably 25% longer than necessary。 If you've read this book， what did you think？ I have mixed feelings because I was SO excited in the beginning。 Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this digital ARC in exchange for my fair and honest review， this title is available now。 。。。more
Lou Moriarty
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Thanks for this eARC。 The idea and the setting were really unique and interesting。 Although I have to admit that somehow something didn't click。 And this is why I wasn't really able to get into the story。 Thanks for this eARC。 The idea and the setting were really unique and interesting。 Although I have to admit that somehow something didn't click。 And this is why I wasn't really able to get into the story。 。。。more
Reece
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ARC from NetGalley3。75 starsThe ages in this book read really weird to me。 I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that Ash is living with her foster parents and acting/being treated as if she is 16。 There was never a point where she felt like an adult to me。 Because of that， no one else really felt like an adult to me。 Conor seemed like he was 12 one minute and 20 the next。 It felt to me like there was too much time spent establishing each character。 When you have 4 character perspectives， ARC from NetGalley3。75 starsThe ages in this book read really weird to me。 I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that Ash is living with her foster parents and acting/being treated as if she is 16。 There was never a point where she felt like an adult to me。 Because of that， no one else really felt like an adult to me。 Conor seemed like he was 12 one minute and 20 the next。 It felt to me like there was too much time spent establishing each character。 When you have 4 character perspectives， it's a bit much right at the beginning。 We have 4 chapters with Aisling and then start shifting perspectives， but after 4 chapters you're a teensy bit invested， and switching perspectives to 3 new characters at this point started to make my attention drift。 The characters were also quite flat。 The only ones who stood out to me as memorable were Tiernan and Maebh。 Ash is just bland porridge。 Set was semi interesting but not enough。 Conor was deeply traumatized but I could not with his fucking goth kid misery。 He came across as petulant。 There were too many times that I wondered why the characters did not do something that they should have obviously done。 Questions were not asked。 Truths were not told。 And it was nonsensical to me and frustrating to read。 The setting was lovely。 It's obvious that Claire Wright loves her country。 The lore was very interesting， and I actually think that the plot of the book is good in its bones， but it was long and meandering， and trudging through all those perspectives really slowed things down and made it drag。 Still， it was a relatively enjoyable read， and I would be interested in reading the next one。 The author's skill seemed to improve a bit as I read， with the first quarter and last quarter feeling quite different to me， and I'm sure it will continue to improve with each book。 。。。more
Kezia
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（Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for an eARC in exchange for an honest review）I really wanted to love this book。 The summary and title drew me in but I was left disappointed and slightly bored。The main reason being the pacing， it's all over the place。 Nothing really happens for the first 50% and I did find myself having to push through chapter after chapter。 But then when things actually did start happening， everything felt so rushed and underdeveloped。 The other big negative for me was （Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for an eARC in exchange for an honest review）I really wanted to love this book。 The summary and title drew me in but I was left disappointed and slightly bored。The main reason being the pacing， it's all over the place。 Nothing really happens for the first 50% and I did find myself having to push through chapter after chapter。 But then when things actually did start happening， everything felt so rushed and underdeveloped。 The other big negative for me was the characters。 They all had a lot of potential but with so many， they lacked development and all ended up feeling very surface-level。 And as this is definitely a character-driven rather than plot-driven book， it just made everything feel kinda dull。 Also， the main romances felt very forced。 Don’t get me wrong， I love the books I read to have romance but there was just no chemistry between any of the characters and again， it all felt very rushed。 I do have to say though， the lore and world-building were fantastic and are definitely the strongest part of the book。 All the Irish legends and lore that is built into this story are so interesting！ You can tell the author has done so much research and had a real passion for her culture。 I feel like this book had so much potential with the plot and all the lore but was let down by the pacing and bland characters 。。。more
Cass
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Thank you so much to Net Galley， the author， and the publisher for providing me with a free copy of “Realm of Lore and Lies” by Claire Wright in exchange for an honest review。 All of the following opinions are formulated on my own。 Any quotes in this review should be cross-referenced with the final copy for any possible edits。 Overall rating: 4 out of 5 stars My review: I really liked how Irish mythology was included in this。 I really loved the characters and it reminds me of the books I was Thank you so much to Net Galley， the author， and the publisher for providing me with a free copy of “Realm of Lore and Lies” by Claire Wright in exchange for an honest review。 All of the following opinions are formulated on my own。 Any quotes in this review should be cross-referenced with the final copy for any possible edits。 Overall rating: 4 out of 5 stars My review: I really liked how Irish mythology was included in this。 I really loved the characters and it reminds me of the books I was fond of in high school。 I loved the found family trope in this。 If you liked the following， you will probably like this book: Switched by Amanda Hocking Will I finish the series？: I plan to！ 。。。more
CR
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I loved the setting and feel of this one but the characters were not all that good。 I think this one would have been better if we would have just had one POV vs all four which really made me feel like I was taking out of the story。 It didn't flow from one POV to another。 The pacing was too slow for the story and the start of this was just boring。 I loved the setting and feel of this one but the characters were not all that good。 I think this one would have been better if we would have just had one POV vs all four which really made me feel like I was taking out of the story。 It didn't flow from one POV to another。 The pacing was too slow for the story and the start of this was just boring。 。。。more
bookishyasmine
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DNF'ed。 I decided to DNF this book after realizing that this wasn't made for me。 I thought the plot had a lot of potential but unfortunately didn't click with the writing and the fact that this was fantasy set in a modern world。 I kind of have this image where fantasy books have to be set set in a time of history or in a place where phones and all other kinds of modern technology and objects don't exist。 I also found the beginning extremely slow and a bit confusing。 Thank you to NetGalley and th DNF'ed。 I decided to DNF this book after realizing that this wasn't made for me。 I thought the plot had a lot of potential but unfortunately didn't click with the writing and the fact that this was fantasy set in a modern world。 I kind of have this image where fantasy books have to be set set in a time of history or in a place where phones and all other kinds of modern technology and objects don't exist。 I also found the beginning extremely slow and a bit confusing。 Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Total Bibliophile
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EnjoyableReading this book， it is obvious that the author really has a love for Irish mythology。 However I found it was such a slow starter for me， and then around the 60% mark something happened， and then nothing。 It just never really took off， which is a shame。 Saying that I will read the other books in the series as I loved reading about Tír na nÓg and Newgrange。
Gemma
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I enjoyed the story but the pacing was a bit much for me。 The characters were also very interesting but I feel like they could have been developed further。 There wasn't much depth once you tried to delve beneath the surface level。 I'm also not a fan of the insta-love trope， I find it unrealistic and I love it when a couple gets to develop their relationship throughout the story。 I enjoyed the story but the pacing was a bit much for me。 The characters were also very interesting but I feel like they could have been developed further。 There wasn't much depth once you tried to delve beneath the surface level。 I'm also not a fan of the insta-love trope， I find it unrealistic and I love it when a couple gets to develop their relationship throughout the story。 。。。more
Rosetta Whyte
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Great fun to read。 Lots of imaginative scenes。 Claire brought me with her all the way and I look forward to Realms of Trials and Trickery。
Piper
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Realm of Lore and LiesFair Ones Book 1by Claire WrightEarc: NetGalley Publisher: Booksgosoical Publication Date: 3rd October 2022 Genre:New Adult， Sci-Fi and FantasyI really enjoyed the concept of this book what initial attracted me。 Throughout reading I have found the pace very slow and I feel going through four different POV is a bit much to keep the story flowing well。 Unfortunately for me that characters i didn't connect at all they just felt extremely bland and didn't feel to me to have muc Realm of Lore and LiesFair Ones Book 1by Claire WrightEarc: NetGalley Publisher: Booksgosoical Publication Date: 3rd October 2022 Genre:New Adult， Sci-Fi and FantasyI really enjoyed the concept of this book what initial attracted me。 Throughout reading I have found the pace very slow and I feel going through four different POV is a bit much to keep the story flowing well。 Unfortunately for me that characters i didn't connect at all they just felt extremely bland and didn't feel to me to have much of a personality。 I feel this world could of been expanded so much with more time and editing。 #RealmofLoreandLies #NetGalley#bookstagram #bookreview #goodreads 。。。more
Jayne
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Thanks to Negalley for a eARC in exchange for an honest review！I really hoped I would LOVE this book。。 Irish folklore， mythology， archaeological sites。。。 yes please！ But I just ending up liking it -so not all bad， but there were certain aspects that I was disappointed with。I was feeling pretty meh with the entire first half of the book， to a point where I was considering DNFing it but my love of Irish mythology kept me hanging in there。 The pace was too slow for my liking and having 4 POV felt l Thanks to Negalley for a eARC in exchange for an honest review！I really hoped I would LOVE this book。。 Irish folklore， mythology， archaeological sites。。。 yes please！ But I just ending up liking it -so not all bad， but there were certain aspects that I was disappointed with。I was feeling pretty meh with the entire first half of the book， to a point where I was considering DNFing it but my love of Irish mythology kept me hanging in there。 The pace was too slow for my liking and having 4 POV felt like a lot to really get the story moving。 Once we hit the latter half of the book things did pick up and I became more invested in finding out where the story was going。 I really enjoyed the world this book was set in and felt it was pretty well researched。 Even though this had a pretty slow start for me I will more than likely read book 2 - purely for Maebh！ haha！ 。。。more
M
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Loved this！ Can't wait for the rest of the series！ Loved this！ Can't wait for the rest of the series！ 。。。more
Darby Cupid
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Irish folklore， murder， gorgeous men， sassy heroines and best friends with snark。 What more could you want？
P。E。 Owens
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Thanks for reading Life is Better with a Book Review！ My thoughts are my own。Huge applause to the author Claire Wright， Leannan Press， & NetGalley for the eARC copy。Let me preface my review with a fact， I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ireland， old Irish lore， stories about the fairie， & a good strong female lead。 This book seemed to tick every box from the description。 I was enthusiastic to read and immediately dove in when the book was approved and in my inbox。 That said， this book took some time for me to re Thanks for reading Life is Better with a Book Review！ My thoughts are my own。Huge applause to the author Claire Wright， Leannan Press， & NetGalley for the eARC copy。Let me preface my review with a fact， I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ireland， old Irish lore， stories about the fairie， & a good strong female lead。 This book seemed to tick every box from the description。 I was enthusiastic to read and immediately dove in when the book was approved and in my inbox。 That said， this book took some time for me to read and I hate leaving a good book unfinished。 I am no book quitter！ So， when things just didn't seem to be making a forward movement despite the plot being intriguing， I started to slow down and read other books mingled in between， I liked the main character， the gray lines of her life in the Fianna community， the long lost brother who keeps in touch， the mystery of loved ones disappearing， the other mystery of a murdered mother， the sudden weight of being thrown into a position of authority， the mix of Irish lore （Tír na nóg is wildly under explained） & the tangled/dangerous mix of the Fair Ones。 ALL GOOD！！！！ Yet the dialog was dry and the Ash as a character doesn't seem to know herself at all。 I constantly found myself with brows pulls tight when it came to her flip-flopping actions。 Also。。。what was with the power to read people？ I thought it was a rarity。 Moving forward， which was exactly my motto even past the halfway point。 I wanted some more movement with solving the mysteries and getting some answers。 I will say that in a weird， round about way of getting there， I DID enjoy this book by the end。 I found myself rallying behind the relationships formed by the characters and the brilliant backdrop of the Irish/fae world。 I even thought the whole loving a man despite his beastly side was very "Beauty & the Beast" esk， and sweet。 I am giving this a 3 star rating， but its more like a 3。6 on the book-o-meter！！！ If you like all the elements I listed above， then I recommend you give this book a try and see for yourself。 。。。more
Jordan Leigh
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Ireland isn’t what it seems。 The travelling Fianna clans know that it is a land of two realms。 One of Fae and one of humans。 They alone are granted passage between - knowing the deceit and deadliness of the Fae。 Aisling has left her clan in an attempt to leave a normal life， living with her foster parents and attending university。 Everything changes when her true family makes a sudden reappearance in her life and she is led on a hunt to solve a series of gruesome murders and disappearances in he Ireland isn’t what it seems。 The travelling Fianna clans know that it is a land of two realms。 One of Fae and one of humans。 They alone are granted passage between - knowing the deceit and deadliness of the Fae。 Aisling has left her clan in an attempt to leave a normal life， living with her foster parents and attending university。 Everything changes when her true family makes a sudden reappearance in her life and she is led on a hunt to solve a series of gruesome murders and disappearances in her clan。 She is forced to team up with an unlikely band of allies that may change everything。I really enjoyed the ode to Irish lore and mythology in this book。 I’ve always found mythology so fascinating and I love to see it in a fantasy novel。 Bringing in the travelling clans was an interesting concept to see it made for a lot of character POVs and interactions。 I liked the character POVs but in general I felt like there were a lot of unnecessary side characters， I thought the main characters were very well done and interesting to read about。I loved the high-stakes of Aislin becoming Matriarch and having to compete in the Cath alongside the mysterious disappearances and the death of her mother。 There was a lot of interesting plot points to follow。 I feel the writing could be a bit more polished and the dialogue could be more realistic but all in all， I loved the story。 characters and world and am excited to see what comes next for this author。 。。。more
Anne
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Alexa， play Pixar’s ‘Brave’ soundtrack。 The only valuable takeaway was the Celtic folklore， otherwise this was just a time suck。Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for sending me an arc！
Rosa
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So， I'm not sure how to start sharing my thoughts about this book as they're a bit all over the place， but in an attempt to sum them up: - There were 4 PoVs （Aisling， Tiernan， Setante and Maebh） which felt like at least like one too many。 In fact I think 2 PoVs would've been fine。- The book seemed to lose its pacing from 15-70%- The premise was super intriguing （it's set in Ireland and has to do with Fianna and the Fae/Fair Ones！） and I thought it seemed well-researched- My archnemesis， the inst So， I'm not sure how to start sharing my thoughts about this book as they're a bit all over the place， but in an attempt to sum them up: - There were 4 PoVs （Aisling， Tiernan， Setante and Maebh） which felt like at least like one too many。 In fact I think 2 PoVs would've been fine。- The book seemed to lose its pacing from 15-70%- The premise was super intriguing （it's set in Ireland and has to do with Fianna and the Fae/Fair Ones！） and I thought it seemed well-researched- My archnemesis， the insta-love trope， unfortunately （at least kind of） reared its ugly head- Some of the interactions between the two romance "couples" felt random， badly timed and servicey- The characters were interesting， but I wish I'd gotten to know them better which I don't feel like I managed despite the 4 PoVs- The cliffhangeeeeeeerOverall I think I'd end up granting this a 3。4/5⭐Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
C。B。 Calsing
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Claire Wright’s “Realm of Lore and Lies” is an entertaining first installment of what is sure to be an intriguing series。 Set in Ireland and the land of the fairies， the story follows Aisling as she tries to reintegrate into her clan after the tragic and suspicious death of her mother。 Immediately she is called into Tir na nÓg in order to prove herself to the human king who dwells there。 The Cath， a test to find the best warriors among the Fianna clans， proves to be not what the participants exp Claire Wright’s “Realm of Lore and Lies” is an entertaining first installment of what is sure to be an intriguing series。 Set in Ireland and the land of the fairies， the story follows Aisling as she tries to reintegrate into her clan after the tragic and suspicious death of her mother。 Immediately she is called into Tir na nÓg in order to prove herself to the human king who dwells there。 The Cath， a test to find the best warriors among the Fianna clans， proves to be not what the participants expected， and the clans struggle amid intrigue， murder， and infighting。 In this story， all is not as it seems， and a resolution is not promised。 I was excited to read this book。 It took me longer than I expected， but that was on me， not the story。 I thoroughly enjoyed the world building， and Aisling is a very sympathetic heroine。 Unfortunately， going in I expected to be mostly in her head throughout， so the various points of view sort of threw me。 I felt there were a tad too many。 The ending also didn’t work for me。 I realize it is a set up for a sequel， but because of that， the wrapping up seemed to drag a bit。 A lot of politics is discussed， and still no firm resolution， even for part one of the epic， is given。 Because I was entertained for the most part and the ending left me wanting more threads tied up， I’ll probably read the sequel。 I want to know how this mystery finishes。 。。。more
Grace
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Unfortunately， this was a dnf for me。I struggled to engage with the story， it didn’t have that hook of making me want to know more。 In the end， I could only manage a few chapters before my interest tailed off。I may come back to it another time。Thank you Net Galley for the ARC read。
leena。reader
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dnf I received this book as an arc from NetGalley。Unfortunately could not get into the story。 The writing style was just not for me。 The world-building started off confusing。Would love to come back to this at a later time but it wasn't a match for now。 dnf I received this book as an arc from NetGalley。Unfortunately could not get into the story。 The writing style was just not for me。 The world-building started off confusing。Would love to come back to this at a later time but it wasn't a match for now。 。。。more
Infinite_bookworm86
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Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest reviewI do not like magical realism but this book changed my mind。 I absolutely loved this book。 It was wonderfully executed with beautiful characters， great world building and a really nice plot。 Excellent book！ I highly recommend it！Even though I don't like insta-love， at least it didn't felt like rushed。 The 4 different POV's， when you get used to them are also really enjoyable。Only thing that I didn't lik Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest reviewI do not like magical realism but this book changed my mind。 I absolutely loved this book。 It was wonderfully executed with beautiful characters， great world building and a really nice plot。 Excellent book！ I highly recommend it！Even though I don't like insta-love， at least it didn't felt like rushed。 The 4 different POV's， when you get used to them are also really enjoyable。Only thing that I didn't like: The cliffhanger。 Whaaa？ COME ON！ *am dead* 。。。more
Veritas
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First let me just say THANK YOU for this lovely book arc！！！ Now into the review-This book hands down was amazing。 It started out a little slow， but once you get into it， you cant put the book down。 I found myself sneaking away at work just to read the smallest snippets I could get my greedy eyes on。 The magic system， world build up and characters are so multifaceted that it was such a breath of fresh air reading this book！ I wont give any spoilers up but let me just say I CANNOT wait to see what First let me just say THANK YOU for this lovely book arc！！！ Now into the review-This book hands down was amazing。 It started out a little slow， but once you get into it， you cant put the book down。 I found myself sneaking away at work just to read the smallest snippets I could get my greedy eyes on。 The magic system， world build up and characters are so multifaceted that it was such a breath of fresh air reading this book！ I wont give any spoilers up but let me just say I CANNOT wait to see what more this author has to offer and what adventure lies in wait for our crew！ If you're thinking of getting this book when it releases。。。RUN DONT WALK！ 。。。more
Léa Nes
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I want to thank Netgalley and the author Claire Wright for this ARC。 This is my honest opinionThe first important point to know about this book is that we alternate between four different points of view。I often have trouble with books from different points of view but I find that the author has managed very well the moments of transitions between the characters。Concerning the story， this first volume is a large volume of introductions to the universe that the author created。 I had a little troub I want to thank Netgalley and the author Claire Wright for this ARC。 This is my honest opinionThe first important point to know about this book is that we alternate between four different points of view。I often have trouble with books from different points of view but I find that the author has managed very well the moments of transitions between the characters。Concerning the story， this first volume is a large volume of introductions to the universe that the author created。 I had a little trouble with the rhythm which often goes slow because there are a lot of details and stories to explain。 The endearing characters make us want to continue to read despite this lack of action that there may be at certain moments， and fortunately towards the end of the book something finally happens， which precipitates the story （as well as the romance between the characters！） I also appreciated very much that there is no notion of a love triangle at all， future couples are defined very quickly and I am happy about it。I still recommend this book despite that I took some time to read it because I really think that volume 2 has a huge potential now that a big part of the story and the characters have been posed and that the action can really start。I greatly appreciated the different characters of the characters who swing perfectly well， ash is very serious， and rather withdrawn while mae uses humor as a weapon of defense and is not afraid of anything。 Set （ my dear Set I adore you） the tortured soul of history that breaks our hearts with its story but deserves so much better。 As for our dear geek friend， aaaaaah that horrible end。 I say no more， read the book， and suffer with me for that ending。 。。。more
Samantha Lynne
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3。5/5 starsThis book started off so strong for me。 I was so pumped。 The MC interacting with a fae who appeared as a very demanding cat had me laughing， but just as I was sinking my teeth into getting to know the MC， the point of view changes began and the story lost some of its luster。 I must say that I loved the potential of the overall plot and still enjoyed reading it， but the switch between four different points of view really took something from the story and made the plot feel messy and di 3。5/5 starsThis book started off so strong for me。 I was so pumped。 The MC interacting with a fae who appeared as a very demanding cat had me laughing， but just as I was sinking my teeth into getting to know the MC， the point of view changes began and the story lost some of its luster。 I must say that I loved the potential of the overall plot and still enjoyed reading it， but the switch between four different points of view really took something from the story and made the plot feel messy and disorienting at times。 I never felt like I got to know any of the characters well enough to care about what was happening to them。 I found myself thinking that I had too many questions by the 50% mark and not enough answers。 The pacing was a struggle。 While I believe that the writer is extremely talented and I do intend to continue reading this series （because I think there is great potential here）， I think this story would've been a lot better had it focused on the point of view of one or two characters instead of four。 There was a lot of telling how the characters felt and not enough showing and better editing could've made this story a five-star read for me。 Overall， despite my few grievances with it， it was an enjoyable read and I think the author did an excellent job building an interesting world， and the story was truly interesting。I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Big thank you to NetGalley and Claire Wright for the opportunity to enjoy this book。 。。。more
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