I really enjoyed the complex family dynamic in this book. I've always really liked fantasy books that have group dynamics where they're forced to work together for the same end goal, and the fact that this group were all estranged siblings added a lot to that trope. I loved seeing them work out their relationships as the story progressed and make peace with the mistakes their parents made with them.
For my second choice book, I chose "The Ivory Key" by Akshaya Raman. I really liked that this book chose to use multiple POVs throughout. Even though a fantasy book with world building can sometimes be tough to introduce, especially if you have different character perspectives, it didn't feel hard to follow along with. Getting to see the different motivations and emotions for each character added a lot to the story.
pickThe first half was very slow... to the point where i probably would have bailed if it hadn't been a christmas gift. The characters all seemed self centered and annoying. Fortunately the second half did pick up the pace enough for a low pick
Thank you so much, Sarah!!! @TheAromaofBooks I love all of this! I‘ve had this book on my list since it came out and am really looking forward to diving in to it and the chocolate looks divine! I hope you have a wonderful holiday!!
Thanks @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting this swap!
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The only orange book in my tbr. I have no idea what it is about - it came on an Illumicrate box - but It's gorgeous, isn't it?
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I love my Book Dragon from Doty Island Studios. Today, Mortimer is protecting this stack of gorgeous YA books.
so-soOwlCrate January pick! I loved the characters in this one and the family dynamic. However, I would have loved more context into the history of the world, Ashoka. Details were just sprinkled throughout when relevant, and it got confusing. Overall, I‘d give it 3/5 stars, and it was one of the better OwlCrate books I‘ve received.
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