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Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee

3 reviews

saturnpersonified's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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whatellisreadnext's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

𝘚𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬. "𝘚𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘢, 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴-𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘖𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴."

After years of training to become the queen's next spy, Sirscha's plans are derailed when shamans attack, and kill her best friend. When she wakes, she has somehow restored Saengo back to life. 

I really really enjoyed Forest of Souls, it was such a unique take on a magic system. I loved how sinister everything was, especially the Dead Wood. Which is basically a sentient forest, that murders everyone, and traps their souls in trees 💁🏻‍♀️ 

What I enjoyed the most about this narrative, was that it's centred around a friendship. Me and romance in fantasy books don't often gel, and I'd much rather read a story that focuses on a platonic relationship. I just loved that what propelled Sirscha forward, was Saengo. 

If you love fantasy with a badass female lead, political intrigue, and lots of creepy crawlies, you need this book! The second installment Broken Web comes out the day after my birthday, and you bet I am grabbing a copy! I need more of Sirscha in my life 💃

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mandkips's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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