It began long before my time, but something has always hunted our family.

Inmortal Dark is by far one of the very best novels I’be encountered in a while. It weaves a luscious and dark web of mystery, action and high stakes while also being incredibly emotional and thought provoking. 

Blurb:

Orphaned heiress Kidan Adane grew up far from the arcane society she was born into, where human bloodlines gain power through vampire companionship. When her sister, June, disappears, Kidan is convinced a vampire stole her—the very vampire bound to their family, the cruel yet captivating Susenyos Sagad.

To find June, Kidan must infiltrate the elite Uxlay University—where students study to ensure peaceful coexistence between humans and vampires and inherit their family legacies. Kidan must survive living with Susenyos—even as he does everything he can to drive her away. It doesn’t matter that Susenyos’s wickedness speaks to Kidan’s own violent nature and tempts her to surrender to a life of darkness. She must find her sister and kill Susenyos at all costs.

What I Loved: 

The writing  - AMAZING *cheff kiss* I literally couldn’t put it down. The pacing was perfect, there was never a moment I was bored, and it build very well to the final chapters and the cliffhanger. The prose was beautiful and evocative, without ever turning to descriptive. 

The world building - This was a nuance and original take on vampires that I found truly unique. The lore was perfectly explained and expanded. The rules of the world are well defined and easy to grasp which does a lot to immerse the reader in the story. The university setting was something I personally loved. 

The characters- Hands down my favorite part. Kidan and Susenyos were some of the very best characters I’ve ever read, period. They are both multilayered and complex people, flawed but also vulnerable. Kidan, as a main character, is as much of a driving dorce for the story as the plot itself. She is very morally grey, conflicted, stubborn, judgmental and violent. But also incredibly vulnerable, broken and lost. She was so easy to follow and as you progress into the story and come to know her you can’t help to love her and relate to her. Susenyos,

for his part is so much more than a love interest. He is, in his own right, a complex character with motivations and desires of his own. Their relationship can only be defined as true enemies to lovers (this is how you do it right, people) Their dynamic is electrifying, sexy and so deliciously dark. 

I finished the book with only one thought: I need book two NOW. This is one that will go down is history as one of my favorites of all times. And I will start to force people to read it as soon as it is available. 

This book had an amazing premise but the execution lacked in my opinion. The concept of the world and magic system is truly unique and very interesting. However, the actual world building through the story was too complex and difficult to follow. It reads as if the author expects the reader to know everything about the world going in. It explains very little, just throws you right in the middle of the conflict and expects you to catch up. The whole society structure was intricate and there are many a term that never gets fully explain. 

That being said, the writing style in itself was smooth and the characters were easy to like, if a bit one dimensional. 

I give it 2 stars for the idea, but that’s about it. 

The Fury of the Gods eArc Review⚔️🛡

This is the third and final book in The Bloodsworn Trilogy aka one of my favorite series of all times. The first two books took me on a ride when I read them two years ago and I was anxiously waiting for the final installment to come out this year. Suffice to say that I SCREAM when I got approved on Netgalley to read an ARC. It probably was the highest moment of my year (not kidding, I love the series that much) 

Boy, my expectations were high. And then Mister Gwynne came and swoop me off my feet with this master piece. It was everything I wanted for the conclusion: a massive epic final battle ( Helm’s Deep level of epic, people ), character development at it’s best, deaths that tore my heart out, endearing moments and most important big ass Gods fighting each other. 

All the threads and plots that has been woven in this story finally came together reaching a conclusion that was equal parts satisfying and heath wrenching. I was on the edge of my seat, biting my nails through the whole second part of the book. I don’t think I breathed until I reached the last page. 

What Mister Gwynne has accomplished with this series (other than making a life-long die-hard fan out of me) is exceptionally rare in this genre: he has written an epic dark fantasy with top notch world building and character work that is actually approachable to all kinds of readers. And I say that as a lover of fantasy who struggles with pacing and commitment for high fantasy series. The Bloodsworn Saga, however, I devoured it. I will forever recommend this to new readers of the genre as a fantastic gateway series that’s actually tremendously good. 

The book will be out on October 22, so you have time to go and read the first two now. Mark my words you will not regret it. I am sad to say goodbye to this series, but also I know this will be a frequent re-read for me. 

The cringe was cringing in this one 😒