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hopecobblepotworld's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lauren1013's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-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
5.0
Must read
livin4hymn's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
5.0
If you had asked me 6 months ago if I would ever read a “romantasy” book I probably would have said no, it’s just not my thing. Well, then my wife convinced me to read Fourth Wing and the sequel and I was hooked. I didn’t expect such great writing. Really, it’s just the fantasy genre I already liked with an added grown up element. I mean who hasn’t wondered about that part of some characters’ lives…fanfic anyone?
Well, now that my mind was open to this genre, I had seen a few pop up on instagram by indie authors that looked intriguing. One of those was Vesselless, and, y’all I might just have a whole new world of literature to enjoy. Cortney does such a great job of building up this world that is part castles, kings, and magical characters and part UFC/WWE, fast cars, and dance clubs, with a lot of mystery, family drama, and high stakes action. The slow burn enemies to lovers relationship between the kick-ass warrior princess (with a heart) Nizzara and half-ghost king trying to reclaim his throne is just icing on the cake.
No spoilers but the ending will have you on the edge of your seat, waiting for the sequel and dying to know know more about everything and everyone in the story.
Well, now that my mind was open to this genre, I had seen a few pop up on instagram by indie authors that looked intriguing. One of those was Vesselless, and, y’all I might just have a whole new world of literature to enjoy. Cortney does such a great job of building up this world that is part castles, kings, and magical characters and part UFC/WWE, fast cars, and dance clubs, with a lot of mystery, family drama, and high stakes action. The slow burn enemies to lovers relationship between the kick-ass warrior princess (with a heart) Nizzara and half-ghost king trying to reclaim his throne is just icing on the cake.
No spoilers but the ending will have you on the edge of your seat, waiting for the sequel and dying to know know more about everything and everyone in the story.
haylsandtales's review
challenging
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️{5}
🌶️🌶️{2}
This book absolutely ᕼᗝᗝᛕᗴᗪ me from the very first page!! It was such an incredibly unique magic system and the world building was SO well written! As someone who devours fantasy, so much of it is so similar and this was just so refreshingly NEW! Nizarra is the current heiress to the throne, and Dagen is the dead former-King. Nizarra is just such a badass who is trying her hardest not to give into her more rage-driven dark impulses while undertaking the high-stakes King’s Duel in order to win her freedom from a forced betrothal. And Dagen is our wickedly handsome half-ghost, half-man deathwalker who makes a deal to steal Nizarra’s soul for his freedom from the god of death, Nil. The tension between Dae and Nizarra was just 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 😮💨 and the political intrigue in the book that always had me wondering who exactly to trust and what their motives were was just 🔥🔥
@cortneylwinn you seriously outdid yourself and I was so grateful to be a part of your secret street team to help get this book out in the world where it belongs!!
𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮:
🖤 incredibly unique magic system
🖤 badass FMC with anger problems
🖤 he falls first
🖤 morally gray MMC
🖤 enemies to lovers
🖤 slow burn
🖤 dual POV
🖤 political intrigue
𝓕𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼:
“𝘐 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥.”
“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵.”
“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘋𝘢𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.”
🌶️🌶️{2}
This book absolutely ᕼᗝᗝᛕᗴᗪ me from the very first page!! It was such an incredibly unique magic system and the world building was SO well written! As someone who devours fantasy, so much of it is so similar and this was just so refreshingly NEW! Nizarra is the current heiress to the throne, and Dagen is the dead former-King. Nizarra is just such a badass who is trying her hardest not to give into her more rage-driven dark impulses while undertaking the high-stakes King’s Duel in order to win her freedom from a forced betrothal. And Dagen is our wickedly handsome half-ghost, half-man deathwalker who makes a deal to steal Nizarra’s soul for his freedom from the god of death, Nil. The tension between Dae and Nizarra was just 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 😮💨 and the political intrigue in the book that always had me wondering who exactly to trust and what their motives were was just 🔥🔥
@cortneylwinn you seriously outdid yourself and I was so grateful to be a part of your secret street team to help get this book out in the world where it belongs!!
𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮:
🖤 incredibly unique magic system
🖤 badass FMC with anger problems
🖤 he falls first
🖤 morally gray MMC
🖤 enemies to lovers
🖤 slow burn
🖤 dual POV
🖤 political intrigue
𝓕𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼:
“𝘐 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥.”
“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵.”
“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘋𝘢𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.”
ruth_cantu_writes's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is unlike anything I've read before and it's brilliant. There's a seamless blend of fantasy with modern concepts. There are bonded spirits, a whole world of gods, a unique magic system and a romance that will leave you both sweating and swooning.
Winn does an incredible job weaving in a complex world with multi-dimensional characters. Her FMC, Nizzara, has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. She's the perfect blend of feisty and highly moral, sticking to her principles even if it hurts. I was fully immersed from the first page and couldn't draw myself out until I finished.
Winn does an incredible job weaving in a complex world with multi-dimensional characters. Her FMC, Nizzara, has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. She's the perfect blend of feisty and highly moral, sticking to her principles even if it hurts. I was fully immersed from the first page and couldn't draw myself out until I finished.
orini's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Best book of the year, hands down! Get ready for a totally immersive and captivating experience. This book was perfectly written.
From page one, you will be drawn into this incredibly unique world that Winn has created. The world building in this book alone leaves you living vicariously through these characters. Everything is described in such perfect detail that you forget that this place doesn't actually exist.
The amount of depth that went into each character (even side characters) is just astounding. Each unique, with their own struggles and strengths, weaknesses, and worries. You will fall in love with some of them and hate them at the same time. My heart broke for even the most despised of them all. Every character was complex. You can tell Winn thought of everything when designing them.
The romance, oh the romance!! This slow burn kept me invested. I could not put this book down as I read chapter after chapter entirely enthralled by Nizzara and Dae's budding, albeit forbidden relationship. There was steam, banter, angst, lust, compassion, denial, trepidation, and turmoil. They have it all!
The plot is so well thought out that I am just in shock. The politics impacted so much of this story. Rules of the realms imposed upon citizens, slaves, nobility, and royals alike. While reading this, be prepared to throw your hat in with the rebels fighting the kings for the survival of the people. A prophecy from the gods leaves you questioning everything. And once everything comes together, questions you weren't even considering are answered, and you will be left stunned. I find myself wanting to re-read this immediately to see if I can pick up on the hidden narrative.
I know this book has been compared to A Court of Thorns and Roses, but the honest truth is that Vesselless far exceeds that comparison. It has far more complexities and is more maturley written. This will soon become your new favorite series.
Bravo Cortney Winn, this book will forever be the golden light with which nothing can compare.
From page one, you will be drawn into this incredibly unique world that Winn has created. The world building in this book alone leaves you living vicariously through these characters. Everything is described in such perfect detail that you forget that this place doesn't actually exist.
The amount of depth that went into each character (even side characters) is just astounding. Each unique, with their own struggles and strengths, weaknesses, and worries. You will fall in love with some of them and hate them at the same time. My heart broke for even the most despised of them all. Every character was complex. You can tell Winn thought of everything when designing them.
The romance, oh the romance!! This slow burn kept me invested. I could not put this book down as I read chapter after chapter entirely enthralled by Nizzara and Dae's budding, albeit forbidden relationship. There was steam, banter, angst, lust, compassion, denial, trepidation, and turmoil. They have it all!
The plot is so well thought out that I am just in shock. The politics impacted so much of this story. Rules of the realms imposed upon citizens, slaves, nobility, and royals alike. While reading this, be prepared to throw your hat in with the rebels fighting the kings for the survival of the people. A prophecy from the gods leaves you questioning everything. And once everything comes together, questions you weren't even considering are answered, and you will be left stunned. I find myself wanting to re-read this immediately to see if I can pick up on the hidden narrative.
I know this book has been compared to A Court of Thorns and Roses, but the honest truth is that Vesselless far exceeds that comparison. It has far more complexities and is more maturley written. This will soon become your new favorite series.
Bravo Cortney Winn, this book will forever be the golden light with which nothing can compare.
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