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A review by haylsandtales
Vesselless by Cortney L. Winn
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️{5}
🌶️🌶️{2}
This book absolutely ᕼᗝᗝᛕᗴᗪ me from the very first page!! It was such an incredibly unique magic system and the world building was SO well written! As someone who devours fantasy, so much of it is so similar and this was just so refreshingly NEW! Nizarra is the current heiress to the throne, and Dagen is the dead former-King. Nizarra is just such a badass who is trying her hardest not to give into her more rage-driven dark impulses while undertaking the high-stakes King’s Duel in order to win her freedom from a forced betrothal. And Dagen is our wickedly handsome half-ghost, half-man deathwalker who makes a deal to steal Nizarra’s soul for his freedom from the god of death, Nil. The tension between Dae and Nizarra was just 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 😮💨 and the political intrigue in the book that always had me wondering who exactly to trust and what their motives were was just 🔥🔥
@cortneylwinn you seriously outdid yourself and I was so grateful to be a part of your secret street team to help get this book out in the world where it belongs!!
𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮:
🖤 incredibly unique magic system
🖤 badass FMC with anger problems
🖤 he falls first
🖤 morally gray MMC
🖤 enemies to lovers
🖤 slow burn
🖤 dual POV
🖤 political intrigue
𝓕𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼:
“𝘐 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥.”
“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵.”
“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘋𝘢𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.”
🌶️🌶️{2}
This book absolutely ᕼᗝᗝᛕᗴᗪ me from the very first page!! It was such an incredibly unique magic system and the world building was SO well written! As someone who devours fantasy, so much of it is so similar and this was just so refreshingly NEW! Nizarra is the current heiress to the throne, and Dagen is the dead former-King. Nizarra is just such a badass who is trying her hardest not to give into her more rage-driven dark impulses while undertaking the high-stakes King’s Duel in order to win her freedom from a forced betrothal. And Dagen is our wickedly handsome half-ghost, half-man deathwalker who makes a deal to steal Nizarra’s soul for his freedom from the god of death, Nil. The tension between Dae and Nizarra was just 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 😮💨 and the political intrigue in the book that always had me wondering who exactly to trust and what their motives were was just 🔥🔥
@cortneylwinn you seriously outdid yourself and I was so grateful to be a part of your secret street team to help get this book out in the world where it belongs!!
𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮:
🖤 incredibly unique magic system
🖤 badass FMC with anger problems
🖤 he falls first
🖤 morally gray MMC
🖤 enemies to lovers
🖤 slow burn
🖤 dual POV
🖤 political intrigue
𝓕𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓼:
“𝘐 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥.”
“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵.”
“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘋𝘢𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.”