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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Careful little thief. That tongue will get you in trouble.”
What an absolutely wild ride this was! Suri is such a strong FMC who has to face a staggering number of obstacles- honestly, I would have given up multiple times if I was in her shoes. I loved learning about the magic system & how the amefyre ties in. The adventure, tension, lies & betrayal all make this story one that once it gets going, you won’t want to put it down. I’m so excited to see what happens next.
If you like fantasy, adventure, lies, not knowing who you can truly trust, and rooting for the underdog, this book is for you ✨
What an absolutely wild ride this was! Suri is such a strong FMC who has to face a staggering number of obstacles- honestly, I would have given up multiple times if I was in her shoes. I loved learning about the magic system & how the amefyre ties in. The adventure, tension, lies & betrayal all make this story one that once it gets going, you won’t want to put it down. I’m so excited to see what happens next.
If you like fantasy, adventure, lies, not knowing who you can truly trust, and rooting for the underdog, this book is for you ✨
oh my god!!! i LOVED this book!!
i was hooked straightaway, it’s so fast paced you won’t want to put it down. the twists and turns were spectacular. i loved how this was written, it had me kicking my feet on the edge of my seat - i need book two NOW!
also we need to talk about Kol
i was hooked straightaway, it’s so fast paced you won’t want to put it down. the twists and turns were spectacular. i loved how this was written, it had me kicking my feet on the edge of my seat - i need book two NOW!
also we need to talk about Kol
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I hate to say it but this was surprisingly good. Listened too the audiobook as one of my shitty spotify book recs to keep me entertained at work and actually got into it. Pretty well written, interesting, fast paced plot with a big chance to develop characters and relationships. Would actually read the next one.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 ⭐️
This was so unexpected. Every time I thought I had the story figured out something would happen and prove all my theories wrong. I really enjoyed reading this! It was well paced and never felt dull. There were moments that I had to put the book down for a second because I would get so angry on Suri’s behalf! The world building was great too!
This was so unexpected. Every time I thought I had the story figured out something would happen and prove all my theories wrong. I really enjoyed reading this! It was well paced and never felt dull. There were moments that I had to put the book down for a second because I would get so angry on Suri’s behalf! The world building was great too!
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A Pocket of Lies is the first book in a slow burn indie Romantasy/Fantasy series.
I listened to this book almost straight through and didn't want to put it down.
I need to pull my thoughts together to write a decent review but making some notes.
Straight off the top, we have an FMC that isn't the self-sacrificing, "I'll save everyone by myself" variety that seems to be the romantasy standard these days and a large part of why I've taken a semi-break from the genre. Suri, the FMC, has no desire to be anyone's hero. Suri grew up orphaned on the rough streets and lost her brother to a 10 yr murder sentence in the mines when she herself was only 10 yrs old. Suri has no illusion that humanity will offer her anything other than a survival of the fittest existance. People will punch you in the face and walk over your body. There is no kindness and to survive, a person has to look out for number one.
Because of Suri's insular life ( I don't think she went to any schooling?) she knows next to nothing about her own world/politics/magic, etc. Which was, I have to say, delightfully frustrating and made me want to YELL AT HER until I remembered the filter through which she views the world. Suri's first instinct is to think small, to survive to the next day. I don't even think she grasped that a "big picture" even exists until the last couple of chapters. Her worldview stayed limited to making it back to the streets of her neighborhood and starting her own gang where she never had to be afraid again... for 90% of the book. Her hyper-focus on herself might seem like selfishness but again, she knows there is little to no kindness in this world, no one gets something for nothing and all she has is her will to survive and damnit, she will fight till she's dead.
No insta-love... in fact, there are but faint whiffs of romance in this first installment. I love love loved the fact that no man made Suri compromise her own desires. She never gave an inch. That isn't what we are doing here.
The world building seems kinda hazy to me re: political systems/religion/geography but again, we only know what Suri knows so...
As it's a trilogy, and we are moving the story into a second book, I thought the ending/climax could have been a bit cleaner. Suri seems to spin in place a bit but honestly, that felt organic giving that as I noted above, she seemed to juuuuust be grasping that there might be a world at risk outside of her own. It might have read with a bit more tension if one or two things were tightened out of the climax chapter however, imo.
I listened to this book almost straight through and didn't want to put it down.
I need to pull my thoughts together to write a decent review but making some notes.
Straight off the top, we have an FMC that isn't the self-sacrificing, "I'll save everyone by myself" variety that seems to be the romantasy standard these days and a large part of why I've taken a semi-break from the genre. Suri, the FMC, has no desire to be anyone's hero. Suri grew up orphaned on the rough streets and lost her brother to a 10 yr murder sentence in the mines when she herself was only 10 yrs old. Suri has no illusion that humanity will offer her anything other than a survival of the fittest existance. People will punch you in the face and walk over your body. There is no kindness and to survive, a person has to look out for number one.
Because of Suri's insular life ( I don't think she went to any schooling?) she knows next to nothing about her own world/politics/magic, etc. Which was, I have to say, delightfully frustrating and made me want to YELL AT HER until I remembered the filter through which she views the world. Suri's first instinct is to think small, to survive to the next day. I don't even think she grasped that a "big picture" even exists until the last couple of chapters. Her worldview stayed limited to making it back to the streets of her neighborhood and starting her own gang where she never had to be afraid again... for 90% of the book. Her hyper-focus on herself might seem like selfishness but again, she knows there is little to no kindness in this world, no one gets something for nothing and all she has is her will to survive and damnit, she will fight till she's dead.
No insta-love... in fact, there are but faint whiffs of romance in this first installment. I love love loved the fact that no man made Suri compromise her own desires. She never gave an inch. That isn't what we are doing here.
The world building seems kinda hazy to me re: political systems/religion/geography but again, we only know what Suri knows so...
As it's a trilogy, and we are moving the story into a second book, I thought the ending/climax could have been a bit cleaner. Suri seems to spin in place a bit but honestly, that felt organic giving that as I noted above, she seemed to juuuuust be grasping that there might be a world at risk outside of her own. It might have read with a bit more tension if one or two things were tightened out of the climax chapter however, imo.