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A review by foxholebookcourt
Once Stolen by D.N. Bryn
4.0
Once Stolen by D. N. Bryn
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
I had absolutely adored Our Bloody Pearl, and the fantasy world built around it, so I was ecstatic to receive am ARC from the author of a book that’s not exactly a continuation, but is part of the same universe. Once Stolen takes us back to this world of fantastical creatures, full of diversity. I admittedly took my time with this one, and I apologise as life got in the way, but I can’t wait to also read Odder Still and review that as well.
We have what appears to be a selfish non human (boiuna) protagonist who has only one goal in mind. However, an encounter with a human alters his course, and we have this mixture of enemies to lovers with a LOT of action. Of course, one of the most notable and praiseworthy aspects of this book is the diversity, including queer, PoC, and disabled characters, all with different personalities and agendas of their own.
What had me removing a star from the book unfortunately was that the tons of action in the book sometimes got very disorienting, and the description of fight/chase scenes was not clear to me one hundred percent, but that could also be a matter of comprehension on my part.
The main form of communication between characters is signing which I find to be very cool! Also, the romance between the protagonists is very endearing, though it didn’t manage to convince me entirely. I was more invested in the characters individually, since they were so complex and interesting.
I definitely recommend you get into this world that D. N. Bryn has created! There’s more of it to come and I can’t wait to dive into the next book right away.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
I had absolutely adored Our Bloody Pearl, and the fantasy world built around it, so I was ecstatic to receive am ARC from the author of a book that’s not exactly a continuation, but is part of the same universe. Once Stolen takes us back to this world of fantastical creatures, full of diversity. I admittedly took my time with this one, and I apologise as life got in the way, but I can’t wait to also read Odder Still and review that as well.
We have what appears to be a selfish non human (boiuna) protagonist who has only one goal in mind. However, an encounter with a human alters his course, and we have this mixture of enemies to lovers with a LOT of action. Of course, one of the most notable and praiseworthy aspects of this book is the diversity, including queer, PoC, and disabled characters, all with different personalities and agendas of their own.
What had me removing a star from the book unfortunately was that the tons of action in the book sometimes got very disorienting, and the description of fight/chase scenes was not clear to me one hundred percent, but that could also be a matter of comprehension on my part.
The main form of communication between characters is signing which I find to be very cool! Also, the romance between the protagonists is very endearing, though it didn’t manage to convince me entirely. I was more invested in the characters individually, since they were so complex and interesting.
I definitely recommend you get into this world that D. N. Bryn has created! There’s more of it to come and I can’t wait to dive into the next book right away.