This book is available where all good books are.<\/em><\/p>\nI finished this book a few weeks ago but I haven\u2019t been able to corral my thoughts into a coherent mess instead of just a complete mess. But I\u2019m going to try.<\/p>\n
It took me a while to get through this book even though I was sucked in almost immediately because we had company and then we were traveling, but when I did? Oh when I could sit and read uninterrupted? I was blown away.<\/p>\n
First things first, the characters are all so well-fleshed out and believable. You have Z\u00e9lie\u2019s rage and fear and thrumming energy under her skin. You have Amari\u2019s doubt and her fear but also her perseverance and her faith. You have Tzain\u2019s love for his sister, all-encompassing, and his positivity but also his strength. And you have Inan\u2019s conviction and his fear and his confusion.<\/p>\n
They are contradictions and they are messy and they are flawed and they are human, and even when you want to be angry with one, you can still understand, and that is a treat to read. The way the characters interact and learn and grow, the way their relationships change, it is all done so well.<\/p>\n
And on top of that you have such an intricate world. The magic system is so interesting and rich. The politics of the kingdom and the brutality of the authority are so in your face with the parallels to how minorities, particularly black people, are treated in America. It hurts to read about because this might be a fantasy world, but it mirrors real life in the way those in power treat and abuse those they see as lesser, and the way the highest powers don\u2019t just turn a blind eye but actively encourage it.<\/p>\n
One thing I loved while reading the novel but on looking back am unsure about is the development of Z\u00e9lie and Inan\u2019s relationship. Was it understandable in the novel? Yes, definitely. Does it, on looking back, seem a little rushed? A bit.<\/p>\n
It might have been a while since the novel came out but I don\u2019t want to spoil anything for anyone so can I just say I did not see those twists at the end coming, and I cannot wait for the sequel.<\/p>\n
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