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adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Swords, Sorcery, and Science
Defeat the villain.
Save the city.
Free the prince.
Thoughts💡
This was a fast paced and exciting adventure to solve a mysterious crime, I loved the story even if it took me a minute to appreciate Lukan. The side characters though, those ladies were epic, especially Flea and The Shadow Queen. And they all helped Lukan develop into an endearing character that I was rooting for by the end.
The plot was filled with magic, was fast paced, and loaded with a lot of the setbacks that the characters had to navigate. The city and its monsters gave me Stargate vibes (the OG movie); and the rich world building brought it alive. It made all the challenges and setbacks the characters faced exciting and tense.
The audio was a lot of fun to listen to because Brenock has a very deep voice with clear pronunciations and a fast pace. All of it combined to make some epic storytelling that I want more of.
Why It’s Fun :
⚜️ Endearing Characters
⚜️ Epic Plot Twists & Challenges
⚜️ Very Cool Ancient Civilization
⚜️ Magic is Science and Science is Magic
⚜️ Badass, Accomplished Women Getting Shit Done, (and one very cool dude leading the charge)
✨Note✨¨This is book one in the series, but comes to a nice conclusion that sets up the next book.
⚠️Content Warning⚠️
loss of a parent,violence, murder, blood, gore,ðŸº,🚬,💊, imprisonment, torture
Stats📊
(no romance)
Characters: 💙💙💙💙💙
Audio & Narrator: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
Sci-fi Fantasy: swords & sorcery, mysterious crime, exiled son, chasing a legacy, wild adventure, rag tag team, ancient civilization, aliens and magic, monsters, political machinations, corruption
Third Person, Past Tense, Multi POV
(but mostly just the MC’s POV)
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism