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A review by jamies_shelves
Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland
adventurous
mysterious
5.0
WOWWWWW!
I had a feeling I was going to really like this book, but I was not expecting to love it so much!
It was definitely Six of Crows vibes, which obviously I love!
Characters
There are six main characters, and each one gets a POV. Two, much less than others (Mikail and Tiyung), but they all got a decent amount. And I can't believe I genuinely loved all of them!
Royo is the first person we see. He is someone you can pay to kill or fuck up someone who you don't like. He is trying to right a wrong that he blames himself for and therefore agrees to be a guard for Aeri on her mission to help assassinate the king. His POV was probably my least favorite, only because sometimes he had lines like, "I ain't know nothing," instead of just saying, "I don't know anything," but only in his thoughts. Like in real life he spoke correctly. And whenever I read something like that it threw me off. But I did like him.
Aeri was someone I loved right away! She was so quirky and fun. Honestly gave me Rapunzel vibes of being overly energetic and just excitable about everything. I continued to love her, but I was less interesting in her romance and plot than others, so she didn't remain my favorite, though I always loved her. I'm very interested in her and can't wait to learn more in book two.
Euyn is the exiled prince and I loved him! It was so interesting to learn why he was exiled and then the little details we got along the way that gave more to the story. He's so fascinating. And the secret he's dealing with! I wonder if it's completely true. And I wonder if he'll tell Sora his connection to her. The one bad thing about Euyn is that he is sexist as fuck. Hoping he learns to outgrow these ideas. We can already see a little of it.
Mikail is probably my favorite! He's so complex and it's just crazy how much of him is a secret. The toll that must take to hide so much of his truth. Especially from Euyn. I really like him as a character and I love how strategic he is. I can't wait to see what more we learn of him in the next book.
Sora was such a fun character! I love the idea of a gorgeous female assassin who doesn't kill through fighting, but by seducing and poisoning them with a kiss. She's so badass. I love that she's doing everything for her sister and that her sister doesn't blame her for their life. That they have a good relationship. Her sister BETTER not die. (view spoiler)
Tiyung is someone I did not expect to like so much (that's a lie I always knew I was going to love him and that he was going to be secretly in love with her) but I love him so much! He's willing to risk so much for Sora and I loved the tidbits we learned about his actions through the years and why he really did some things. His cage might be prettier and have wider windows, but there's no doubt he is still in prison with his father. And the fact that he is so kind and good when he was raised by such a horrible person is amazing.
Relationships
Euyn and Mikail OMG I LOVE THEM!!! I love that they have this whole history and always meant something to each other. I love that we learned slowly about the motives of what Mikail did years ago and they were able to work through things. I think their relationship was the most developed and I think you could truly feel the love they have for each other, but that that love isn't necessarily the most important thing in their world. I can't wait to see how their relationship continues in the next book!
Sora and Tiyung were a couple I really loved!!! I love that Tiyung loved her the whole time and that he was just genuinely good and kind to her. I love that Sora realized she could genuinely trust him and that she realized there could be something there. It was a great enemies to lovers and I can't wait to see what happens in book two!
Aeri and Royo are the couple I care least about, though I do still enjoy them! I thought they were cute and I like that Royo was realizing he could like someone again. And I like that she enjoyed seeing him open up and really loved the small glimpses she got into him beyond the tough exterior. I am so excited to see where it goes the next book though because I think where they ended was the most intriguing for the future.
Overall
The plot was fun and while I did predict who the liar was decently early on, I did NOT see it coming where everything landed with that.
So many twists and turns along the way and so fun!
It's been a while since I've been so excited about a new fantasy series. I seriously loved it and can't wait for book two!
I had a feeling I was going to really like this book, but I was not expecting to love it so much!
It was definitely Six of Crows vibes, which obviously I love!
Characters
There are six main characters, and each one gets a POV. Two, much less than others (Mikail and Tiyung), but they all got a decent amount. And I can't believe I genuinely loved all of them!
Royo is the first person we see. He is someone you can pay to kill or fuck up someone who you don't like. He is trying to right a wrong that he blames himself for and therefore agrees to be a guard for Aeri on her mission to help assassinate the king. His POV was probably my least favorite, only because sometimes he had lines like, "I ain't know nothing," instead of just saying, "I don't know anything," but only in his thoughts. Like in real life he spoke correctly. And whenever I read something like that it threw me off. But I did like him.
Aeri was someone I loved right away! She was so quirky and fun. Honestly gave me Rapunzel vibes of being overly energetic and just excitable about everything. I continued to love her, but I was less interesting in her romance and plot than others, so she didn't remain my favorite, though I always loved her. I'm very interested in her and can't wait to learn more in book two.
Euyn is the exiled prince and I loved him! It was so interesting to learn why he was exiled and then the little details we got along the way that gave more to the story. He's so fascinating. And the secret he's dealing with! I wonder if it's completely true. And I wonder if he'll tell Sora his connection to her. The one bad thing about Euyn is that he is sexist as fuck. Hoping he learns to outgrow these ideas. We can already see a little of it.
Mikail is probably my favorite! He's so complex and it's just crazy how much of him is a secret. The toll that must take to hide so much of his truth. Especially from Euyn. I really like him as a character and I love how strategic he is. I can't wait to see what more we learn of him in the next book.
Sora was such a fun character! I love the idea of a gorgeous female assassin who doesn't kill through fighting, but by seducing and poisoning them with a kiss. She's so badass. I love that she's doing everything for her sister and that her sister doesn't blame her for their life. That they have a good relationship. Her sister BETTER not die. (view spoiler)
Tiyung is someone I did not expect to like so much (that's a lie I always knew I was going to love him and that he was going to be secretly in love with her) but I love him so much! He's willing to risk so much for Sora and I loved the tidbits we learned about his actions through the years and why he really did some things. His cage might be prettier and have wider windows, but there's no doubt he is still in prison with his father. And the fact that he is so kind and good when he was raised by such a horrible person is amazing.
Relationships
Euyn and Mikail OMG I LOVE THEM!!! I love that they have this whole history and always meant something to each other. I love that we learned slowly about the motives of what Mikail did years ago and they were able to work through things. I think their relationship was the most developed and I think you could truly feel the love they have for each other, but that that love isn't necessarily the most important thing in their world. I can't wait to see how their relationship continues in the next book!
Sora and Tiyung were a couple I really loved!!! I love that Tiyung loved her the whole time and that he was just genuinely good and kind to her. I love that Sora realized she could genuinely trust him and that she realized there could be something there. It was a great enemies to lovers and I can't wait to see what happens in book two!
Aeri and Royo are the couple I care least about, though I do still enjoy them! I thought they were cute and I like that Royo was realizing he could like someone again. And I like that she enjoyed seeing him open up and really loved the small glimpses she got into him beyond the tough exterior. I am so excited to see where it goes the next book though because I think where they ended was the most intriguing for the future.
Overall
The plot was fun and while I did predict who the liar was decently early on, I did NOT see it coming where everything landed with that.
So many twists and turns along the way and so fun!
It's been a while since I've been so excited about a new fantasy series. I seriously loved it and can't wait for book two!