I loved that both have questionable motivation at times, and both have blood on their hands. I don’t believe Simon’s chapter adds anything to the story that we couldn’t have figured out throughout the rest of the plot, but again, that may just be me.Īnd maybe I feel so strongly about this because I so loved reading from either Rielle or Eliana’s viewpoints.īoth these characters are marvellously flawed, and make deliciously grey judgement calls. We know exactly where Rielle’s story is headed, and I wish we got to find out in the conventional way.
The first chapter especially annoyed me because of the way the timeline works.
It’s is a personal quirk, so you might not agree, but this is an honest review and I thought I’d mention it. This chapter is meant to set the scene and introduce us into the world, but I always feel a little ripped off when the first chapter isn’t delivered from a viewpoint character. The first chapter follows the trend of beginning the book from a non-viewpoint character, in this case, one of the secondary cast, Simon. Their timelines take place 1000 years apart, with Rielle’s moving towards the events in the first chapter. My ThoughtsĮxcept for the first chapter, we’re either in Rielle or Eliana’s viewpoint, alternating each new chapter. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire’s heart is more terrible than she ever imagined.Īs Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world–and of each other. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable–until her mother vanishes. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. If she fails, she will be executed…unless the trials kill her first. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. The stunningly original, must-read fantasy of 2018 follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world…or doom it.
*** This review contains spoilers.*** The Blurb It’s action-packed features female characters who take no prisoners, and a delicious romantic plot that doesn’t disappoint. Maas’s writing style will probably adore this book. Furyborn by Claire Legrand was one of those random books I picked from the library, based solely on its cover (and what a cover it is).
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