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A review by areaderamongthestars
Ilahara by C.M. Karys
5.0
4,5★
Ilahara: The Last Myrassar by CM. Karys is a gripping epic fantasy that kept me hooked from the first page, the start of the marvelous journey in a land of dragons and faes.
Chiara and Maria are both extremely talented writers, with a flowing prose that fits perfectly the rhythm of the story and made it easy to get fascinated by the world in each the story takes places: both the human country of Havanya and the faes ones are portrayed in an atmospheric way that allows to reader to fully immerse inside of them and get lost. But the magic system is equally charming, especially for what it concerns the bond that connect the do’strath and how it influence their individual powers, and the descriptions of the dragons are truly a treasure to behold (be aware, though, because they are definitely going to make you dream of flying on one too).
And talking about do’strath, Mykal and Arkael are definitely my favorite thing in the whole book. Not only they are both amazing characters, but their relationship is a masterpiece of its own, in how it was built and developed: it’s truly heartwarming to see how much and how deeply they care for each other, and it’s not hard at all to understand why they chose to bound their soul in the first place.
Ilahara also features what is probably the most slow slowburn enemies to lovers ever written (yes, even slower than The Bone Season’s one, and I thought that was impossible), even if there are enough scenes between them that made me giggle and scream to made it worth it (like a knife to the throat one!!!). Shara and Derron have so much potential as an angsty couple, and I’m sure it’s not going to be wasted.
Shara appears to be such a bad-ass character, and yet the walls she built around herself barely hide how much all that she lost because of the Coup of Fire changed her. Nevertheless, for how broken she was at the beginning, Shara was slowly able to find in herself the strength to do the impossible- not for a country she never wanted to rule, but for the family she created for herself along the way.
Derron… my boy, who I want to choke one minute and hug the next. He is such a stunning character, both inside and outside (even if, surprisingly for Chiara’s standard, he doesn’t look like Henry Cavill): his internal conflict, between carrying on his mission and protect his family legacy or embracing the boy he once was and doing the “right” thing guided by the memories of his long lost friend, is so well crafted.
While this is definitely an introductory book, it was still always enjoyable and full of adventures, with brilliant twists that made me gasp out loud and broke my heart quite a bit, and I can’t wait to go back to this world with the second installment in the series.
If you are looking for a book worthy to be devoured in one sitting and don’t mind a side of murders with your enemies to lovers, Ilahara: The Last Myrassar is exactly what you are looking for.
Ilahara: The Last Myrassar by CM. Karys is a gripping epic fantasy that kept me hooked from the first page, the start of the marvelous journey in a land of dragons and faes.
Chiara and Maria are both extremely talented writers, with a flowing prose that fits perfectly the rhythm of the story and made it easy to get fascinated by the world in each the story takes places: both the human country of Havanya and the faes ones are portrayed in an atmospheric way that allows to reader to fully immerse inside of them and get lost. But the magic system is equally charming, especially for what it concerns the bond that connect the do’strath and how it influence their individual powers, and the descriptions of the dragons are truly a treasure to behold (be aware, though, because they are definitely going to make you dream of flying on one too).
And talking about do’strath, Mykal and Arkael are definitely my favorite thing in the whole book. Not only they are both amazing characters, but their relationship is a masterpiece of its own, in how it was built and developed: it’s truly heartwarming to see how much and how deeply they care for each other, and it’s not hard at all to understand why they chose to bound their soul in the first place.
Ilahara also features what is probably the most slow slowburn enemies to lovers ever written (yes, even slower than The Bone Season’s one, and I thought that was impossible), even if there are enough scenes between them that made me giggle and scream to made it worth it (like a knife to the throat one!!!). Shara and Derron have so much potential as an angsty couple, and I’m sure it’s not going to be wasted.
Shara appears to be such a bad-ass character, and yet the walls she built around herself barely hide how much all that she lost because of the Coup of Fire changed her. Nevertheless, for how broken she was at the beginning, Shara was slowly able to find in herself the strength to do the impossible- not for a country she never wanted to rule, but for the family she created for herself along the way.
Derron… my boy, who I want to choke one minute and hug the next. He is such a stunning character, both inside and outside (even if, surprisingly for Chiara’s standard, he doesn’t look like Henry Cavill): his internal conflict, between carrying on his mission and protect his family legacy or embracing the boy he once was and doing the “right” thing guided by the memories of his long lost friend, is so well crafted.
While this is definitely an introductory book, it was still always enjoyable and full of adventures, with brilliant twists that made me gasp out loud and broke my heart quite a bit, and I can’t wait to go back to this world with the second installment in the series.
If you are looking for a book worthy to be devoured in one sitting and don’t mind a side of murders with your enemies to lovers, Ilahara: The Last Myrassar is exactly what you are looking for.