Faith posted: " Today, I have another NetGalley book review! I am absolutely IN LOVE with the novels Daphne Press has been publishing, so I am really excited to have read and reviewed their next release! Before I begin I just want to thank NetGalley and Daphne Press "
Today, I have another NetGalley book review! I am absolutely IN LOVE with the novels Daphne Press has been publishing, so I am really excited to have read and reviewed their next release!
Before I begin I just want to thank NetGalley and Daphne Press for providing me with a free eARC of this novel in return for an honest review.
So, let's get into my review:
If you're a monster, then be a monster. Show the world your teeth. It makes no difference to me.
Vitaly to Sera, Chapter 56, p. 384
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera's mother grafted gods into their bones. The sisters are bound to brutal deities and are also granted forbidden power that no commoner has held in a millennia. As a result, the sisters have grown up to become living weapons, raised to overthrow an empire at whatever cost.
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With their mother gone and their country on the edge of war, the sisters are now responsible for the rebellion to end the cruel reign of a royal family that is also connected to destructive gods.
The sisters have their own roles in their changing world. Sera reunited with her estranged lover who is now a violent rebel leader. Meanwhile, Galina infiltrates the palace where the isolated princess threatens to expose Galina's secret. Torn between desire and duty, Galina needs to make a choice, work with the princess or bring the entire empire down including the princess.
I was hooked from the very first line. The plot has a lot of aspects which I enjoyed. I loved reading about the two sisters, Sera and Galina, and their very different paths in this novel. I enjoyed reading about their relationships as well. The relationships Sera and Galina have with each other as sisters, and with others were very well written.
In terms of the world-building, I loved the idea of gods being put into humans and those humans manifesting godly powers, as well as the added difficulty of the gods having a mind of their own. I think the way that Sera's relationship with her dragon god was executed was especially brilliant.
In saying so, when I was halfway, I started to feel disconnected from the writing style very much. I found that I was skipping a lot of pages because I wasn't interested in the other characters we were introduced to later on. For reference, this novel has Sera and Galina's POV as well as Vitaly, Katya and Vasilina. I was going into this novel expecting only Sera and Galina so I lost interest the moment we had POVs from these other characters.
Speaking about the characters, Sera and Galina were great characters as well. Galina's character and her journey were sort of reminiscent of The Priory of the Orange Tree, which was good but it also meant that since her storyline felt familiar I did lose interest a little bit. Sera, on the other hand, I enjoyed reading about the most, I don't really have a strong reason other than the fact I enjoyed her interactions with her husband Vitaly AND her relationship with her dragon god. Or maybe I just really like her dragon god.
Overall, although I did not enjoy the writing style very much, this was still an enjoyable novel. So, that is it for my review, thank you so much for reading and I hope you all have a lovely day.
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