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A review by booksalacarte
The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
The Fireborne Blade 2.75⭐️ .5🌶️
High Fantasy Novella
Flashbacks/dual timeline
historical dictation
Dragon slayer FMC
Magic
There was a lot of repetitiveness in the writing, I understand it was a tool and on purpose, but I didn’t like it. I did enjoy the historical/first hand encounters of other dragon slayers. I think it really helped with the world building. There was so much potential, I just wish it had been a full length book.
The character work was fairly shallow, the plot was really good and I think deserved a longer book, to be honest. I wanted a better feel of who I was reading about. I know VeRY little about the FMC, still. And it made me care less about what happened to her.
The twist at the end was really good, but felt cheapened by the lack of character foundation.
Thank you NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group for the eARC of this novella. All opinions are my own.
High Fantasy Novella
Flashbacks/dual timeline
historical dictation
Dragon slayer FMC
Magic
There was a lot of repetitiveness in the writing, I understand it was a tool and on purpose, but I didn’t like it. I did enjoy the historical/first hand encounters of other dragon slayers. I think it really helped with the world building. There was so much potential, I just wish it had been a full length book.
The character work was fairly shallow, the plot was really good and I think deserved a longer book, to be honest. I wanted a better feel of who I was reading about. I know VeRY little about the FMC, still. And it made me care less about what happened to her.
The twist at the end was really good, but felt cheapened by the lack of character foundation.
Thank you NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group for the eARC of this novella. All opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder