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A review by charliethebooklover
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
SPOILERS
This book had many flaws, from the chicheneness, to the lack of representation. This review mught be a it all over the place, so strap in!
First off, the characters where a but cliche. I didn't find much that really drew me to them. We have our haunted main heroines with dark pasts. The romances were all so boring and overdone. Now don't get me wrong. I like romance, love it even. I like enemies to lovers, soft and hardcore trope, etc. But only if it's done well, and this book just made it feel rushed and unessecary. But there was one exception. Ludavine. Oh my god, how I loved her. Her sassyness, and her hilarious over dramintic self-centerness, but still is caring an loyal. And ten she dies. And then, SUPRISE she's an angel, and she turns into a completly new character with a new personality, and comes back to life. She did a full one eighty, and turned into another boring cliche. Then on Eliana's end, we meet Navi. And while she's also just a trope, I enjoyed her character, and her friendship with Eliana. Overall, all these women feel like lesbians. But they're not becuase there's next to no representation. Eliana is implied to be bisexual, and harkan is a person of color, but then harken alledgelly dies, and the bisexuality is mentioned once in passing. But desppite all of that I still liked it? It was a fun read, despite all the obvious plot twists and boring characters. I want to keep reading, and I most likley will continue the series. If you want to read this book, please check the content warnings first, and stay safe. Mental health comes first!
This book had many flaws, from the chicheneness, to the lack of representation. This review mught be a it all over the place, so strap in!
First off, the characters where a but cliche. I didn't find much that really drew me to them. We have our haunted main heroines with dark pasts. The romances were all so boring and overdone. Now don't get me wrong. I like romance, love it even. I like enemies to lovers, soft and hardcore trope, etc. But only if it's done well, and this book just made it feel rushed and unessecary. But there was one exception. Ludavine. Oh my god, how I loved her. Her sassyness, and her hilarious over dramintic self-centerness, but still is caring an loyal. And ten she dies. And then, SUPRISE she's an angel, and she turns into a completly new character with a new personality, and comes back to life. She did a full one eighty, and turned into another boring cliche. Then on Eliana's end, we meet Navi. And while she's also just a trope, I enjoyed her character, and her friendship with Eliana. Overall, all these women feel like lesbians. But they're not becuase there's next to no representation. Eliana is implied to be bisexual, and harkan is a person of color, but then harken alledgelly dies, and the bisexuality is mentioned once in passing. But desppite all of that I still liked it? It was a fun read, despite all the obvious plot twists and boring characters. I want to keep reading, and I most likley will continue the series. If you want to read this book, please check the content warnings first, and stay safe. Mental health comes first!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War