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Woodborn by Heather Nix

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chocolatemilo9's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

krows_ink's review against another edition

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The characters were two dimensional and the SA was simply too much for me. I wasn’t getting hooked into the storyline and the characters and their relationships weren’t compelling enough for me to continue reading.

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Also the incest between Jynn and Ceci was atrocious. I’m sorry but if characters are raised as siblings they are siblings.

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jaybird_reads's review against another edition

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too much SA + weak characters

ddamme's review

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adventurous medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

amk13's review

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Not the right mood. Will try again later.

brims's review

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adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

This was darker than I expected, and some parts were difficult to stomach, but I also couldn't put it down. It's about a group of non-humans and their allies contending with a religious cult plotting to wipe out their kind, and narrated via several intersecting character POV's.

I was hoping to enjoy the romance more than I did. Their "love" was more a result of fate/destiny and hand-wavy magical magnetism rather than a genuine connection, and it felt like they were just puppets of some larger force, constantly surprised by their own feelings and actions.

This is part of a larger series and ends on a cliffhanger. I liked this, but maybe not enough to continue the series.

margiebythebookcase's review

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4.0

Woodborn by Heather Nix Review

Heather has written a multi POV adventure full of murder, blood, magic and some of the best written FF romance/love scenes I've ever read! The passion, the love and the skill these women have. Sheesh

honeyandsmut's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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

molly_reads78's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I was given an ARC of this book and I’m giving this review freely. Woodborn is simply a stunning start to this series. Heather Nyx is amazing at taking you through the multiple points of view of the characters and make you feel like you are inside the book with them. The story is beautiful done and it makes you really care about the characters that go through so much. This book exceded every single one of my expectations. I absolutely recommend this book and I simply cannot wait to read the second book to this series.

Please check trigger warnings before reading it.

jeaniegreenie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Woodborn by Heather Nix

To preface my review, I urge you to look into the content warnings prior to dabbling in this novel, as there are quite a few graphic and triggering scenes right off the bat. These scenes are handled with extreme care, but please be forewarned.

Thank you Heather Nix for an ARC copy of your debut novel in exchange for an honest review!

I was in a serious book rut when I began reading Woodborn. I honestly asked myself, "why did I sign up for an ARC right now?" But, it turns out that Woodborn is just what I needed! While a little slow to start, once things got started, I was enamored! High fantasy has always been my genre of choice and Heather Nix made me fall in love with the genre all over again.

In a market saturated with fae-centric plots, the incredible world and diversity of Idythia is a breath of fresh air. The worldbuilding that Heather Nix has accomplished is absolutely incredible. Idythia has real depth and life, which grows more and more over the course of the novel. The magic systems are unique and fleshed out and definitely have a DnD vibe, which I know heavily influence Nix. You definitely feel like you are along for the journey with the characters, many of whom are also discovering the different parts of the world with you.

The story is told from multiple points of views, with each character really coming to life with Heather Nix's words. Her writing style changes a bit from character to character, which was beautifully done and really added to their personalities. Every love story, every interaction, their journies with their pasts and traumas, each one of them are so dear to me! But especially Jynn ;) Even the minor, non-POV characters are so well-done. Not only is there great diversity in fantasy creatures in this book, but also in character representation -- varying body types, LGBTQIA+ / sapphic representation, gender identity journeys, etc. The spicy scenes are also so good! I hate spice for the sake of spice, but you will not find that here! The spicy scenes are beautiful, fun, and super well-written.

I am so excited to see where the rest of the Song of Gods series takes us and SO crushed for the impending wait I will suffer from :')

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