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Finnikin of the Rock
by Melina Marchetta
I listened to this on audio book and alas, the narrator wasn't exactly what I was hoping for, especially since this is one of my favorite books. BUT, I still love how listening to a favorite book helps my brain slow down and absorb the story in a different way than when I read it.
Re-read 04.06.15 - 04.07.15. Just as gut wrenching and beautiful as I remembered, and having the knowledge of the final outcome made each scene even more heartbreaking and full of hope. The language in this book just makes me want to underline every single sentence and remember it forever. One of my favs.
A dark fantasy world reminiscent of Game of Thrones and post WWII-Europe.
Ten years ago an imposter king invaded and massacred the royal family of Lumatere and exiled one half of its citizens. With no where to go and with a curse preventing them from reentering the kingdom, these exiles suffer in "fever camps" and have no land to call their own. Persecuted, slaughtered, sick, and starving these exiles fear they have no hope. A son of the murdered king's Captain escaped the massacre as a boy and now travels with the King's First Man throughout the land to gather a census of the exiles and try to find them a new home. Finnikin of the Rock, bound by a blood pledge to the throne of Lumatere will soon find himself on a quest to bring the Lumaterans back to their true homeland as he finds out that an heir may still be alive.
Beautiful language, artistic setting, and excellent world building abound. The relationships between the various characters are emotional and all-consuming. These people have been through so much, yet their faith and love toward one another remain so strong. A scene between Finnikin and his father was so simply stated, yet made the heart weep. And don't even get me started on Finnikin and Evanjalin's relationship. Complicated, argumentative, and sizzling. Yow.
“He just watched the way Finnikin’s hands rested on Evanjalin’s neck and he rubbed his thumb along her jaw and the way his tongue seemed to disappear inside her mouth as if he needed a part of her to breathe himself.” Erotic (yet tasteful) but I would still recommend for those aged 15+.
As someone who has no trouble with 900 page tomes, I wish Marchetta would have spent a bit more time building the mythology and world, but hopefully in the sequel!
Re-read 04.06.15 - 04.07.15. Just as gut wrenching and beautiful as I remembered, and having the knowledge of the final outcome made each scene even more heartbreaking and full of hope. The language in this book just makes me want to underline every single sentence and remember it forever. One of my favs.
A dark fantasy world reminiscent of Game of Thrones and post WWII-Europe.
Ten years ago an imposter king invaded and massacred the royal family of Lumatere and exiled one half of its citizens. With no where to go and with a curse preventing them from reentering the kingdom, these exiles suffer in "fever camps" and have no land to call their own. Persecuted, slaughtered, sick, and starving these exiles fear they have no hope. A son of the murdered king's Captain escaped the massacre as a boy and now travels with the King's First Man throughout the land to gather a census of the exiles and try to find them a new home. Finnikin of the Rock, bound by a blood pledge to the throne of Lumatere will soon find himself on a quest to bring the Lumaterans back to their true homeland as he finds out that an heir may still be alive.
Beautiful language, artistic setting, and excellent world building abound. The relationships between the various characters are emotional and all-consuming. These people have been through so much, yet their faith and love toward one another remain so strong. A scene between Finnikin and his father was so simply stated, yet made the heart weep. And don't even get me started on Finnikin and Evanjalin's relationship. Complicated, argumentative, and sizzling. Yow.
“He just watched the way Finnikin’s hands rested on Evanjalin’s neck and he rubbed his thumb along her jaw and the way his tongue seemed to disappear inside her mouth as if he needed a part of her to breathe himself.” Erotic (yet tasteful) but I would still recommend for those aged 15+.
As someone who has no trouble with 900 page tomes, I wish Marchetta would have spent a bit more time building the mythology and world, but hopefully in the sequel!