A review by berrynee
Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah

5.0

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rating: 5 stars

Ever since I laid my eyes on “Monsters Born and Made” and read the premise I was sure that this book was gonna be amazing. It was one of my most anticipated fantasy books of the year and it didn’t disappoint me at all.

The world building and the fantastic characters is what hooked me from the very first chapter. While reading all of the very detailed descriptions and learning more about the world in which this book is set it was so easy to forget about the one we live in and be totally absorbed by the story.

It’s not hard to see why this book is compared to The Hunger Games since there are a lot of very similar aspects like for example a set of teenagers competing for status and glory but the two books surely do have their major differences.

The one other thing I loved about this book are the characters, especially Koral, our protagonist. I loved every single thing that she did in this book and I’m ready to forgive her for all her mistakes. She is brave, loyal to her family and won’t stop at nothing to win the Glory Race and give them a better life. For her the race is about survival but for the elites it’s nothing more than entertainment and showing off. Tanvi Berwah did a great job at showing just how messed up and oppressive the caste system is.

Just like everyone else I was also mostly interested in seeing how the romance in this book was gonna play out and it was so satisfying. Even though the romance in this book is definitely a subplot it was just enough for me. Dorian and Koral start of as exes turned rivals and there was so much pent up pain and anger between them. The tension was immaculate.

I can’t wait to annotate this book sometime in the future because there were some really great quotes and moments that will forever live rent free in my head!

Also, I’m dying to learn more about the maristags because the moments between Koral and Stormgold were so wholesome and I just know there’s so much more to know.

In conclusion, “Monsters Born and Made” is the perfect fantasy book to read in the summer and I’m sure many people will enjoy it!