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The Queens of Innis Lear is an adult fantasy standalone, and is a retelling of King Lear by Shakespeare.
Personally, I loved this. There were so many elements that I enjoyed. The magic system was simple in nature but translated so wonderfully on paper. The characters were soo well written!! My favourite thing about this book, was the STUNNING writing style. Tessa Gratton has a beautiful way with words, each sentence felt like magic. I'm honestly obsessed with the poetic, lyrical writing. This was emotional, diverse, full of depth with amazingly written multi-dimensional characters.
Although it was beautifully written, it was VERY slow paced. In fact, hardly anything happens. I didn't really mind this, because the book was so immersive and atmospheric that the lack of action didn't bother me. But I know this will definitely bore some people.
If you're someone who likes their fantasy books to be full of action and epic battle scenes, then maybe give this one a skip. But if you're a fan of family drama, a LOT of politics, stunning and poetic writing style and very morally grey characters, then definitely give it a try!!
((Also, it has Asexual representation
Personally, I loved this. There were so many elements that I enjoyed. The magic system was simple in nature but translated so wonderfully on paper. The characters were soo well written!! My favourite thing about this book, was the STUNNING writing style. Tessa Gratton has a beautiful way with words, each sentence felt like magic. I'm honestly obsessed with the poetic, lyrical writing. This was emotional, diverse, full of depth with amazingly written multi-dimensional characters.
Although it was beautifully written, it was VERY slow paced. In fact, hardly anything happens. I didn't really mind this, because the book was so immersive and atmospheric that the lack of action didn't bother me. But I know this will definitely bore some people.
If you're someone who likes their fantasy books to be full of action and epic battle scenes, then maybe give this one a skip. But if you're a fan of family drama, a LOT of politics, stunning and poetic writing style and very morally grey characters, then definitely give it a try!!
((Also, it has Asexual representation
I read this in a day. If that doesn't tell you how amazing it was, I don't know what will. It was very fast-paced and uplifting.
Lift is a type of character that isn't usually seen in books, she's immature, funny and quite rude. And I love it! A lot of people don't like Edgedancer because of Lift's childish nature, I think that this very nature is what gives this book substance. The Stormlight Archive is dark and is quite a serious book in general. Edgedancer is the perfect break from the sombre atmosphere in Roshar.
I DEFINITELY recommend reading it before Oathbringer.
Lift is a type of character that isn't usually seen in books, she's immature, funny and quite rude. And I love it! A lot of people don't like Edgedancer because of Lift's childish nature, I think that this very nature is what gives this book substance. The Stormlight Archive is dark and is quite a serious book in general. Edgedancer is the perfect break from the sombre atmosphere in Roshar.
I DEFINITELY recommend reading it before Oathbringer.
"your face is leaking" — ROCKY SUPREMACY
When I first started this, I was worried it wasn't going to be my kinda thing. I wasn't invested at all, and I didn't feel anything for the characters. BOYY did that change. Rocky literally saved this book for me. He's so precious and pure, I absolutely adore him. Rocky and Grace's friendship was so wholesome. I went from feeling nothing, to feeling everything for these characters.
I was quite surprised at how funny this book is. I love how the humour contrasted with the high-stakes plot. It was a nice change from all the dark/moody sci-fi books that I usually read.
Another thing that really stood out to me, was how scientific yet accessible this was. I love my sci-fi books to have LOTS of scientific explanations and information. This book definitely checked that box for me, and it did it in a way where it was never hard to follow or confusing. I think this would be very accessible to people who don't read that much sci-fi, despite the heavy and elaborate scientific content, because it really is so easy to follow.
This book was smart, complex, witty, and surprisingly wholesome. A story about hope and connection, with a STUNNING friendship, and incredibly written characters (again, Rocky supremacy
When I first started this, I was worried it wasn't going to be my kinda thing. I wasn't invested at all, and I didn't feel anything for the characters. BOYY did that change. Rocky literally saved this book for me. He's so precious and pure, I absolutely adore him. Rocky and Grace's friendship was so wholesome. I went from feeling nothing, to feeling everything for these characters.
I was quite surprised at how funny this book is. I love how the humour contrasted with the high-stakes plot. It was a nice change from all the dark/moody sci-fi books that I usually read.
Another thing that really stood out to me, was how scientific yet accessible this was. I love my sci-fi books to have LOTS of scientific explanations and information. This book definitely checked that box for me, and it did it in a way where it was never hard to follow or confusing. I think this would be very accessible to people who don't read that much sci-fi, despite the heavy and elaborate scientific content, because it really is so easy to follow.
This book was smart, complex, witty, and surprisingly wholesome. A story about hope and connection, with a STUNNING friendship, and incredibly written characters (again, Rocky supremacy
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“And there's nothing wrong with being a lizard either. Unless you were born to be a hawk.”
Things I Loved:
▪ The Characters! I loooved these characters, I feel like each character has their own personality and I'm glad the characters weren't extremely bland. I really enjoyed The Darkling. He is such an intruiging character, I cannot wait to read more about him in the future books just to see if there's a character arc, or some form of redemption
