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Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry
5.0
adventurous dark emotional 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: Complicated

Oh. My. God. 
This book is everything I could ever ask for in a fantasy book! Just wow. I loved everything about this book from start to finish!
The characters are just fantastic, you can’t help but love Odessa and the Guardian from the very first time you meet them.  The banter and the chemistry between them was phenomenal. I connected with Odessa so much as a character, so much more than I ever expected to in a fantasy story. I loved how curious and inquisitive she was. She was forced to live in a new land and she wanted to know everything she could about it. And I loved her character development throughout the story and how she was so true to herself no matter what. 
The world building was amazing! Nothing about it was overwhelming, we learn about Turah as Odessa learns about the lands and the monsters that roam it. And the monsters made everything! This was advertised as having The Witcher vibes and I cannot think of a better comparison! I absolutely loved everything about it!
And the last like 200 pages …. Non stop, action packed pages that had desperate to keep reading! The last 50 pages had my jaw dropping to the floor. Just so good!
Highly recommend picking this up if you’re a fan of romantasy and don’t mind some violence in your books!
I honestly think this might be one of the best romantasy books I’ve ever read! 
Thank you so so much to Red Tower for the gifted arc of this one and I am beyond excited to read book 2!! It needs to be out asap!!!