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Pros
Talk about a cliffhanger. Excited to read the sequel. Thankfully, the sequel is out and i can jump right into it.
Black sun is such an inventive fantasy world. The mark of a great author is one that can make me crave to learn more about the time/setting they are writing about. And finally in the simplest of joys (or is it the most complex? It's not like a typical... Read More
The characters are realistic, interesting, and vibrant.
Black sun is an exceptionally interesting book using a mythological/religious/political plot. She surprises you with fantasy that feels real and solid.
The story centers on the convergence, a predicted eclipse on the same day as the winter solstice. The story is told from multiple points of view, jumping back and forth in time. The headers provide a date and timeframe that’s crucial to tracking the s... Read More
Cons
The romance in this book is minimal at best. Granted, this is a fantasy book and not promoted as a romance. While his chapters weren’t bad, the audiobook narration for him was awful, which is a bummer.
Teek is like what we know as mermaids? They pronounce xe as shay and xir as sheer, so that did throw me off a little because i was expecting them to sound more like zee and zeer?
Highlights
Quality
I hate to wait until april to find out what happens with the protagonists in this amazing tale.
Characters and story will draw you in, once you get past initial frustrations with the inability of one protagonist to understa... Read More
I don't have a problem with the euro/celtic works, but it's nice to read stories based on more diverse cultures.
It is her life serapio was raised to end, even though she had as little to do with the massacre of his clan as he had.
Shipping
Also, for some reason i thought this story was taking place on a spaceship, not a literal ship.
Competitiveness
Very good characters and a complex world.
So much so i had recently become frustrated with myself and my rate of earc tbr reading seemingly piling up with no results.
Life-threatening political games played by a ruling elite.
My thanks to the publisher and netgalley, i did receive a earc in august 2020.
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Most of the book i was trying to decide who were the good guys and who were the bad guys
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I came to the conclusion that everyone is bad and im here for it
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Nara is despised for not being upper class sky born and having arisen to power despite that
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Xiala is hated for being teek a daughter of the sea
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I have a friend who was born completely blind he has said he can tell if there is light or no light and serapio makes a similar statement
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I thought you got to meet and see the side characters but we werent stuck in their heads
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Also for some reason i thought this story was taking place on a spaceship not a literal ship
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She had her reasons sure but still
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