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Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven

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michelle_mightbereading's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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birbpal's review

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adventurous emotional slow-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

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars

Reading 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, another book by Grace Draven, I was surprised at how dark the tone was for this story. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it immensely and finished it in a day.💖

✅️The Good:

• The stakes were high and yet personal for both characters. Gilene needs to get home back to her village in order to continue her role as a Flower of the Spring to spare her village. Azarion must return to his clan where he will take his rightful place as chieftain. But in order to do that, he must bring Gilene.

• A lot of moral dilemmas that came up in the book made me question what I would do if I were in any of the character's shoes. Would I continue to sacrifice myself for a village that doesn't care for me? Would I steal, murder, and lie my way to return to my clan, even if I might die doing so? These questions made me appreciate Gilene and Azarion as the main characters all the more. It made them fleshed-out and interesting.

• The battles/fighting were well written. Oftentimes, I have a hard time imagining battles in books, but Grace did a wonderful job making me feel as if I was witnessing the fights with my own eyes. It was very exciting!

🚫The Bad:

• This was an enemies to reluctant allies to lovers story. The enemy/ally part of the book was written pretty strongly. The romance part of the book, however, felt lacking. One moment, Gilene barely tolerates Azarion's existence. In the next, he is suddenly the hottest man she has ever laid eyes on, and she loves him. Their love story just didn't feel natural to me. Logically, I understand they spent a lot of time constantly together, but I wish the author had shown more of this along with their progression of falling in love. We didn't get a lot of tender moments between them where the barriers keeping them from forming a bond were beginning to fall.

I noticed this similarly happening in 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 but unlike in this book, the romance was more believable due to the fact the main character became very good friends before lovers. With Gilene greatly disliking Azarion for the majority of the book, I can't suspend my disbelief.🤷‍♀️

My final thoughts? I enjoyed this book more as a fantasy read than a romance. I will be reading the next book in the series, and hopefully the romance will be written a little bit better. Otherwise, I enjoyed every other aspect of this book. 🐥💕

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linepumpkin8's review

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adventurous dark emotional 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

Found this book by chance and I loved it. The world-building is amazing, the characters have flaws and are relatable. I decided to buy a physical copy just to reread it later.

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buzby72's review

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

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4.25

Content Warnings: sexual situations, violence, death, murder, torture, rape, human sacrifice, sexual violence, confinement, animal death, and infertility.

OMG, my first Grace Draven read and it was beautiful! We get a barbarian-esque [definitely some Kal Drogo vibes with the whole tribes constantly moving, living off the land, etc] man who's determined to get back to his family and people...and a woman who constantly sacrifices so much to protect those that she loves.

The world building, lore, tension...just so yummy! I cannot wait to read more Grace Draven!

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