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Deadwood by Karley Brenna
5.0
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

That was one insane cliffhanger😩 Deadwood is so full of secrets and hidden betrayals. So much happens, but there was such an amazing pace! Nothing ever felt dumped on me, and I loved knowing nothing but what Auria knew. We get Bowen’s POV in Part II, and I absolutely loved it! 

The world is super magical and unique. Sentient and bottled magic, dragons, magical mines, and so much more. I feel like there was so much foreshadowing and important bits sprinkled throughout the whole book and I’m terrified of accidentally giving a spoiler 😭 This was my favorite type of fantasy.  Give me tiny piece by piece info until the bigger picture is thrown at my face! I still have so many questions and between that, the characters and the cliffhanger, I cannot wait for book 2! I can feel that a lot of shit will be going down and I’m ready for it. 

I loved Auria so much. She really is naive, but she’s got a fire and learns fast. My girl just wanted to have one last hurrah, but got so much more than that🥺 Bowen and the group are incredible. Each one of them! I love Raiden’s quiet but caring way, Flynt and Siara’s sibling squabbles and back and forth, and Bowen treating Auria like she’s not beneath him for not knowing anything. Also his absolute obsession with her!

After the way Deadwood ended, I have so many thoughts on which way Karley is going to take us in the next book! I already know this will end up becoming a favorite series of mine🥹 

Thank you so much Twisted Tales and the author for the gifted copy!🖤