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A review by camilas_tbr
Riftborne by Parker Lennox
5.0
I haven't read a debut fantasy book as amazing as this one in such a long time. I honestly regret how long it took for me to get to this book, so I'm encouraging you to read it now before you go on any longer without your new favourite fantasy book.
The world-building is incredible and so multi-layered and complex in a beautiful way without being hard to follow. You learn so much about the history of Sidhe and why everything is how it is, but you are also left with enough to discover that you are still waiting in anticipation for the future books. And the magic system is rich and interesting without being overwhelming, like I felt with so many fantasy books. I loved seeing everyone’s individual powers at play, and I am so excited to find out more about Fia’s after *that* cliffhanger. The plot is always thrilling; there was literally never one moment of boredom, and there were so many unexpected plot twists that had my fingers tapping rapidly to get to the next page on my phone. While the conflict is very fast-paced, it was also not rushed in the slightest—just with the perfect pacing to build tension again and again until the climax, where your jaw drops. The plot twist is excruciating, especially because I’ll have to live with my crippling curiosity until the sequel comes out, but it was so worth it.
The characters are so lovely, mainly because the found family trope in Riftborne is executed amazingly. I completely fell in love with Fia, her childhood best friend. Osta (the best friend) and Fia have a grumpy x sunshine friendship that was so fun to read about; they really were the perfect yin and yang. I swear Osta has to be protected at all costs because the emotional damage I will feel if she is killed off will be deadlyyy
The world-building is incredible and so multi-layered and complex in a beautiful way without being hard to follow. You learn so much about the history of Sidhe and why everything is how it is, but you are also left with enough to discover that you are still waiting in anticipation for the future books. And the magic system is rich and interesting without being overwhelming, like I felt with so many fantasy books. I loved seeing everyone’s individual powers at play, and I am so excited to find out more about Fia’s after *that* cliffhanger. The plot is always thrilling; there was literally never one moment of boredom, and there were so many unexpected plot twists that had my fingers tapping rapidly to get to the next page on my phone. While the conflict is very fast-paced, it was also not rushed in the slightest—just with the perfect pacing to build tension again and again until the climax, where your jaw drops. The plot twist is excruciating, especially because I’ll have to live with my crippling curiosity until the sequel comes out, but it was so worth it.
The characters are so lovely, mainly because the found family trope in Riftborne is executed amazingly. I completely fell in love with Fia, her childhood best friend. Osta (the best friend) and Fia have a grumpy x sunshine friendship that was so fun to read about; they really were the perfect yin and yang. I swear Osta has to be protected at all costs because the emotional damage I will feel if she is killed off will be deadlyyy