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Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven

12 reviews

lauren_miller's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

this was sold to me as romantasy, but my god, it's so much more.

this is a genuine high fantasy that boasts a great love story. at it's heart, this book is about the cruelty of humanity and the struggles to meet its challenges and ultimately rise above in the name of making the world better, kinder. it was a very long road, but it was beautifully written and incredibly powerful (that final scene in the area O.M.G.). I was ready to simply enjoy this as a standalone instead of continuing—because tbh, this one drained me quite a lot (emotionally)—but now I can't bear to let this world go.

I truly cannot recommend this enough.
a well deserved 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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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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seasonedreadings's review

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adventurous dark 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

3.75

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speasyspice's review

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adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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ewgrossthesun's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

Wonderful world building and characters. Warning: very dark and intense subject matter.

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queenstaves's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The premise should be interesting but I found it very boring.

The next two books in the series are better constructed. The second is sweeter and the third is more intense. This one bites off too much, and I'm not even talking about the ending.

Zero character development and that's very bland for me.

Also, wow, a lot of shock value stuff that rings hollow and shallow.

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