I received a free e-copy of this book from the author/publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review,

Furyborn is a YA-fantasy of epic proportions that manages to span years with each alternating chapter but keep the reader hooked to each tale throughout. Rielle's unique magic means that she may either be the Blood Queen or the Sun Queen - one means death, while the other means light but which one is she? A thousand years later, Eliana is a mercenary and kills ruthlessly in order to keep her family fed and alive. But what is the connection between the two women?

I really enjoyed this book and the two different stories being told in the two different timelines. I was immediately sucked into it thanks to the intriguing prologue with Rielle and I thought the choice to suddenly backtrack a few years to Rielle finally using her powers and paving the way to the person she would become was a genius one. It immediately made me want to know what happened to her, to Audric, to the kingdom.

Eliana's chapters were also really intriguing but I definitely felt like I had read similar storylines before (such as Throne of Glass, Rebel of the Sands, etc). I enjoyed that both Eliana and Rielle are morally grey characters and they are not being portrayed as all good, or all evil. They contain the complexities that make up human character.

There were mentions in this book that Eliana has had a female lover in the past though there is no specific mention of her being bisexual. In Eliana's timeline there is also mention of characters in same sex marriages so obviously the LGBTQIA community is accepted, but it doesn't appear to be something attached to a main character yet.

There was a graphic sex scene in Rielle's timeline which I wasn't expecting but I loved AND a mention of contraception, which I also really appreciated. Any sex positive rep is good in my books.

I definitely preferred Rielle's chapters over Eliana's which meant that sometimes I just wanted to return to her,and I would be frustrated when the story would move from her to Eliana after only a chapter. I definitely have high hopes for this series, and can't wait for the next one already.