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The Weapons We're Born With
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Expected publication September 17, 2026
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Brett O'Brien
1 book5 followersBrett O’Brien is an epic fantasy author who lives in New Jersey with his wife and two daughters, the oldest of whom has four legs and the cutest little tail you’ve ever seen. A voracious reader from a young age, Brett fell in love with fantasy through the works of J.K. Rowling, Christopher Paolini, and Garth Nix before discovering Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, and George R. R. Martin. He’s an adamant believer that the secret to a timeless story is to craft compelling, emotionally complex characters, then sprinkle in some swords and dragons because they’re just plain cool.
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August 12, 2026
By any means necessary
That is the mantra for some of our heroes of The Weapons We’re born written by Brett O’Brien. I was given the opportunity to read this ARC and I was shocked at how this book had me hooked starting with the Prologue.
This world of Solara is in a civil war between the Nightshade and The Resistance. The Nightshade wants to control all magic users called Arcanists and will kill everyone to eradicate the magic (called the current in this series).
This book has multiple POVs coming seemingly from all sides of the fight from the Resistance (Sunburst Legion) which includes a high up in the Nightshade, a Souless who discovers its humanity, a orphan, a pov of someone with a secret and a pov that I don’t want to spoil.
The battle scenes were amazing and a cool thing is you will see the battles from other povs.
I strongly encourage everyone to check this book out!
Couple of quotes I liked
“Guilt was like an abuser you know you can’t escape. You tiptoe through your life, putting on a smile, hoping not to make it angry. Sometimes you escape it for a while and enjoy your life, maybe even forget about it entirely. You can have a good day, or week, or month. But then something triggers it, you catch its attention once again, and there it is shoving you down, reminding you that you’re a piece of shit. The worst part isn’t the physical pain. The worst part isn’t knowing you can’t escape. The worst part is knowing, is knowing with all your heart, that’s it’s right.
“They’re not Superior, they’re just richer”
“Devils can change their clothes, but not their natures”
That is the mantra for some of our heroes of The Weapons We’re born written by Brett O’Brien. I was given the opportunity to read this ARC and I was shocked at how this book had me hooked starting with the Prologue.
This world of Solara is in a civil war between the Nightshade and The Resistance. The Nightshade wants to control all magic users called Arcanists and will kill everyone to eradicate the magic (called the current in this series).
This book has multiple POVs coming seemingly from all sides of the fight from the Resistance (Sunburst Legion) which includes a high up in the Nightshade, a Souless who discovers its humanity, a orphan, a pov of someone with a secret and a pov that I don’t want to spoil.
The battle scenes were amazing and a cool thing is you will see the battles from other povs.
I strongly encourage everyone to check this book out!
Couple of quotes I liked
“Guilt was like an abuser you know you can’t escape. You tiptoe through your life, putting on a smile, hoping not to make it angry. Sometimes you escape it for a while and enjoy your life, maybe even forget about it entirely. You can have a good day, or week, or month. But then something triggers it, you catch its attention once again, and there it is shoving you down, reminding you that you’re a piece of shit. The worst part isn’t the physical pain. The worst part isn’t knowing you can’t escape. The worst part is knowing, is knowing with all your heart, that’s it’s right.
“They’re not Superior, they’re just richer”
“Devils can change their clothes, but not their natures”
August 2, 2026
I don’t know how I am getting so lucky with my recent ARC/indie book selections but it’s been banger after banger after banger.
Another debut that is absolutely jaw dropping, the reveals and the shocks throughout this book were amazing and it is dark, way darker and more brutal than I anticipated! It really had me on my toes for pretty much the whole thing. I do very seriously want justice for a particular character that I won’t spoil here but it’s something I’ll be thinking about for a while.
The world building and magic system in this is so well executed and explained. I also love how Brett explored so many deep themes like the cost of war, view points from both sides of said war, what it means to be human and to have autonomy and agency. This book is so freaking good, I feel like it’s one of the best book ones to a series I’ve read in awhile. Bravo Brett O’Brien can’t wait for book two
Another debut that is absolutely jaw dropping, the reveals and the shocks throughout this book were amazing and it is dark, way darker and more brutal than I anticipated! It really had me on my toes for pretty much the whole thing. I do very seriously want justice for a particular character that I won’t spoil here but it’s something I’ll be thinking about for a while.
The world building and magic system in this is so well executed and explained. I also love how Brett explored so many deep themes like the cost of war, view points from both sides of said war, what it means to be human and to have autonomy and agency. This book is so freaking good, I feel like it’s one of the best book ones to a series I’ve read in awhile. Bravo Brett O’Brien can’t wait for book two
Review of advance copy received from Author
Brett O’Brien’s The Weapons We’re Born With, the first book in the Currents of War series, is an ambitious epic fantasy about people discovering that the identities assigned to them don’t have to determine the lives they lead. The story unfolds across a world being consumed by imperial conquest, magical warfare, political ambition, and rapid technological change. Its many viewpoint characters initially seem to occupy separate stories: Shara is a street child whose forbidden magical ability forces her into hiding, Marysa is a Resistance fighter struggling with leadership and grief, Callum is an artificer trapped inside the imperial war machine, and EM4022 is a manufactured soldier beginning to develop a conscience. Their paths gradually converge around a conflict involving the Current, an authoritarian order of Nightshades, ancient powers, experimental weapons, and a dragon whose captivity has consequences for the entire world.
The novel’s greatest strength is its cast. O’Brien gives each major character a personal struggle that reflects the book’s larger questions about freedom and responsibility. Shara wants safety and belonging, but her natural connection to the Current makes an ordinary life impossible. Callum has spent years helping the Empire function, and his story asks what resistance looks like when someone realizes that their talent has been serving a cruel system. Marysa is physically formidable, yet her most meaningful battles involve trust, loss, and the pressure of leading others. EM4022’s transformation is especially compelling. Its early chapters use cold designations and tactical calculations, but small acts of compassion gradually break through its conditioning. Watching EM4022 become Ronin turns the familiar artificial-being-seeks-humanity storyline into one of the book’s most emotionally satisfying arcs.
The world is large, colorful, and full of ideas. Different nations, faiths, magical traditions, military ranks, spirits, machines, and political factions give the setting a sense of history beyond the immediate plot. The Current works particularly well because it’s both a source of power and a reflection of character. People draw from it differently, and their abilities often reveal how they understand themselves. O’Brien also combines fantasy and technology with confidence. Swords, spirits, airships, artificial soldiers, fission weapons, and industrial machinery all belong to the same world without feeling randomly assembled. The final sequence beneath Mount Pyra brings these elements together in a chaotic, cinematic climax involving collapsing tunnels, divided loyalties, desperate sacrifices, and the release of a dragon. The action is easy to picture, but it remains grounded in the characters’ choices.
Readers of Brandon Sanderson, particularly those who enjoyed Mistborn, will recognize some appealing similarities. Both stories center on resistance to an oppressive empire, feature carefully structured supernatural powers, and follow characters from very different social positions as they become part of a larger rebellion. O’Brien also shares Sanderson’s fondness for intersecting plots and explosive finales. His approach, though, feels more openly influenced by modern ensemble storytelling. The viewpoint shifts are frequent, and the book sometimes reads like a season of prestige fantasy television, cutting between soldiers, rebels, rulers, scientists, and fugitives as a crisis builds. That scale gives the story energy, though the number of characters and unfamiliar terms can make the early chapters demanding. Once the connections become clearer, the broad structure starts to feel purposeful.
The Weapons We’re Born With is ultimately a story about choosing what to do with power, whether that power comes from magic, knowledge, authority, physical strength, or the ability to create life. Its title becomes more meaningful as the characters confront the difference between what they were made for and what they decide to become. The ending resolves the Mount Pyra conflict while leaving the war, the dragon, and several personal reckonings in motion, so it works as both a climax and a clear beginning to a larger saga. O’Brien has built a crowded but engaging world populated by people worth following, and the novel’s strongest moments come when spectacle gives way to compassion, grief, or quiet defiance. It’s a bold opening volume with the momentum and emotional foundation to support a much bigger story.
The novel’s greatest strength is its cast. O’Brien gives each major character a personal struggle that reflects the book’s larger questions about freedom and responsibility. Shara wants safety and belonging, but her natural connection to the Current makes an ordinary life impossible. Callum has spent years helping the Empire function, and his story asks what resistance looks like when someone realizes that their talent has been serving a cruel system. Marysa is physically formidable, yet her most meaningful battles involve trust, loss, and the pressure of leading others. EM4022’s transformation is especially compelling. Its early chapters use cold designations and tactical calculations, but small acts of compassion gradually break through its conditioning. Watching EM4022 become Ronin turns the familiar artificial-being-seeks-humanity storyline into one of the book’s most emotionally satisfying arcs.
The world is large, colorful, and full of ideas. Different nations, faiths, magical traditions, military ranks, spirits, machines, and political factions give the setting a sense of history beyond the immediate plot. The Current works particularly well because it’s both a source of power and a reflection of character. People draw from it differently, and their abilities often reveal how they understand themselves. O’Brien also combines fantasy and technology with confidence. Swords, spirits, airships, artificial soldiers, fission weapons, and industrial machinery all belong to the same world without feeling randomly assembled. The final sequence beneath Mount Pyra brings these elements together in a chaotic, cinematic climax involving collapsing tunnels, divided loyalties, desperate sacrifices, and the release of a dragon. The action is easy to picture, but it remains grounded in the characters’ choices.
Readers of Brandon Sanderson, particularly those who enjoyed Mistborn, will recognize some appealing similarities. Both stories center on resistance to an oppressive empire, feature carefully structured supernatural powers, and follow characters from very different social positions as they become part of a larger rebellion. O’Brien also shares Sanderson’s fondness for intersecting plots and explosive finales. His approach, though, feels more openly influenced by modern ensemble storytelling. The viewpoint shifts are frequent, and the book sometimes reads like a season of prestige fantasy television, cutting between soldiers, rebels, rulers, scientists, and fugitives as a crisis builds. That scale gives the story energy, though the number of characters and unfamiliar terms can make the early chapters demanding. Once the connections become clearer, the broad structure starts to feel purposeful.
The Weapons We’re Born With is ultimately a story about choosing what to do with power, whether that power comes from magic, knowledge, authority, physical strength, or the ability to create life. Its title becomes more meaningful as the characters confront the difference between what they were made for and what they decide to become. The ending resolves the Mount Pyra conflict while leaving the war, the dragon, and several personal reckonings in motion, so it works as both a climax and a clear beginning to a larger saga. O’Brien has built a crowded but engaging world populated by people worth following, and the novel’s strongest moments come when spectacle gives way to compassion, grief, or quiet defiance. It’s a bold opening volume with the momentum and emotional foundation to support a much bigger story.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Ever Forward
The Weapons We're Born With does a great job of creating a complex and engaging story by showing the conflict from multiple perspectives. Having POV characters on both sides of the conflict added considerably to the story for me. Rather than presenting the conflict as a simple matter of heroes versus villains, the different perspectives provided a better understanding of the motivations, beliefs, and struggles driving the characters on each side. The introduction of the “Soulless” was another element I particularly enjoyed. Their presence added an intriguing new dimension to the story, and the more that was revealed about them, the more intrigued I became. Their introduction brought an added sense of mystery and anticipation, and I'm looking forward to learning more about the Soulless and the role they may play as the story continues.
The magic system was a highlight. While some of its underlying concepts felt familiar, the way they were presented made the system feel fresh and unique. It was interesting to see familiar fantasy elements approached in a way that gave them their own identity within the world.
One of the book's greatest strengths was its characters. The author did an excellent job making them feel relatable by giving them genuine inner turmoil and difficult choices. Characters aren't simply reacting to the events around them; they're forced to wrestle with their decisions and the consequences that come with them. That made it easy to become invested in their individual journeys and care about what happened to them. Several characters received a significant amount of attention and history, which helped me understand their motivations and made their arcs more meaningful. Others, however, felt much less developed, with only the surface being scratched. Kymus and Ulmorn were some of my favorite characters, which made the lack of exploration into their background particularly noticeable. I found myself wanting to know more about what drives them, the experiences that brought them to this point, and how those experiences might influence the choices they make moving forward. I'm hopeful that future books will give us the opportunity to explore these characters more deeply.
One storyline in particular left me especially curious, as it felt like there was still much more to explore. Some characters and a specific location were developed enough to draw me into their stories and make me genuinely interested in where their journeys would lead. After a major event, however, some of these threads took a step into the background, leaving me with a strong sense that their stories were not yet finished. The groundwork has been laid for some interesting developments, and I'm hopeful we will return to these characters and locations and get the opportunity to learn more about them as the series continues.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed The Weapons We're Born With. It was the kind of book that made putting it down feel like a terrible idea, resulting in sacrificed sleep, neglected responsibilities, and a very happy reader.
The Weapons We're Born With does a great job of creating a complex and engaging story by showing the conflict from multiple perspectives. Having POV characters on both sides of the conflict added considerably to the story for me. Rather than presenting the conflict as a simple matter of heroes versus villains, the different perspectives provided a better understanding of the motivations, beliefs, and struggles driving the characters on each side. The introduction of the “Soulless” was another element I particularly enjoyed. Their presence added an intriguing new dimension to the story, and the more that was revealed about them, the more intrigued I became. Their introduction brought an added sense of mystery and anticipation, and I'm looking forward to learning more about the Soulless and the role they may play as the story continues.
The magic system was a highlight. While some of its underlying concepts felt familiar, the way they were presented made the system feel fresh and unique. It was interesting to see familiar fantasy elements approached in a way that gave them their own identity within the world.
One of the book's greatest strengths was its characters. The author did an excellent job making them feel relatable by giving them genuine inner turmoil and difficult choices. Characters aren't simply reacting to the events around them; they're forced to wrestle with their decisions and the consequences that come with them. That made it easy to become invested in their individual journeys and care about what happened to them. Several characters received a significant amount of attention and history, which helped me understand their motivations and made their arcs more meaningful. Others, however, felt much less developed, with only the surface being scratched. Kymus and Ulmorn were some of my favorite characters, which made the lack of exploration into their background particularly noticeable. I found myself wanting to know more about what drives them, the experiences that brought them to this point, and how those experiences might influence the choices they make moving forward. I'm hopeful that future books will give us the opportunity to explore these characters more deeply.
One storyline in particular left me especially curious, as it felt like there was still much more to explore. Some characters and a specific location were developed enough to draw me into their stories and make me genuinely interested in where their journeys would lead. After a major event, however, some of these threads took a step into the background, leaving me with a strong sense that their stories were not yet finished. The groundwork has been laid for some interesting developments, and I'm hopeful we will return to these characters and locations and get the opportunity to learn more about them as the series continues.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed The Weapons We're Born With. It was the kind of book that made putting it down feel like a terrible idea, resulting in sacrificed sleep, neglected responsibilities, and a very happy reader.
Review of advance copy received from Author
The Weapons We're Born With is an exceptionally well crafted epic fantasy that shatters all expectations for a debut author. The prose is extremely clean and easy to read. If you like Gwynne or Cahill's writing style, you will enjoy this book tremendously. The fight and battle choreography is second to none. The setting with floating cities powered by magical crystals carries a wonderful sense of nostalgia for me as it reminds me of a famous Japanese anime Castle in the Sky. And the Ironborn soldier whose arc centers on the discovery that he in fact has a soul is reminiscent of Ghost in the Shell.
The story is highly emotion-driven. It opens with an unforgettable action scene, followed by a young character's inciting incident that immediately pulls you deeper. It then unfolds through multiple POVs from both sides of a 15-year long conflict initially caused by a genocide. Nearly everyone is morally grey, heroes and villains alike; everyone has a tragic story, which resembles the realities of real wars. The character that stands out is a soulless soldier who realizes that he actually has a soul.
The author is exceptionally good at the long fuse and patient plotting. A woman's exhaustion is misattributed to her magic overburn for several chapters before the real explanation finally lands. A seemingly throwaway line of pillow talk from somewhere mid book turns out to establish the exact rule that decides the climax.
The magic system has actual rules, not merely costs or vague limitations. the underlying war has texture and layers, along with a central mystery that doesn't completely resolve itself, yet the book can still be read as a standalone.
The only real reservation I have is that the emotional register occasionally runs too hot and overstays its welcome, and some lead characters' emotional wounds could use some diversity. Though it never undermined the story for me, tightening some of those passages would've made the emotional peaks hit even harder IMHO.
The story is highly emotion-driven. It opens with an unforgettable action scene, followed by a young character's inciting incident that immediately pulls you deeper. It then unfolds through multiple POVs from both sides of a 15-year long conflict initially caused by a genocide. Nearly everyone is morally grey, heroes and villains alike; everyone has a tragic story, which resembles the realities of real wars. The character that stands out is a soulless soldier who realizes that he actually has a soul.
The author is exceptionally good at the long fuse and patient plotting. A woman's exhaustion is misattributed to her magic overburn for several chapters before the real explanation finally lands. A seemingly throwaway line of pillow talk from somewhere mid book turns out to establish the exact rule that decides the climax.
The magic system has actual rules, not merely costs or vague limitations. the underlying war has texture and layers, along with a central mystery that doesn't completely resolve itself, yet the book can still be read as a standalone.
The only real reservation I have is that the emotional register occasionally runs too hot and overstays its welcome, and some lead characters' emotional wounds could use some diversity. Though it never undermined the story for me, tightening some of those passages would've made the emotional peaks hit even harder IMHO.
Review of advance copy received from Author
The Weapons We're Born With is an ambitious fantasy debut from Brett O'Brien that combines classic fantasy tropes with some surprisingly relevant themes.
At its core, this is a resistance-versus-empire story. The Sunburst Legion stands against the Nightshade, a group determined to control and eradicate magic users known as Arcanists. Along the way, you'll find magic, fast-paced battles, betrayals, rebel heroes, endless war, and even a robot uprising.
What really worked for me was the message behind it all. Beneath the magic and battles, O'Brien explores identity, grief, sacrifice, and the dangers of letting fear dictate how we see other people. The parallels to our own world are hard to miss, and the story serves as a reminder of how often history repeats itself when we treat those who are different as something to fear.
The book argues that you don't have to let the role the world gives you determine who you become. That's reflected across all five POV characters: Marysa struggling to lead after the loss of a commander, Shara seeking to protect the people she loves after losing her parents, EM4022 questioning his role as a manufactured weapon of war, Callum wrestling with who is right in this war, and Nikolai hiding a secret that could change everything.
The Sunburst Legion's mantra, "Push Forward. Ever forward. By any means necessary," captures the spirit of the story perfectly. As Brett writes, "We are the sparks....and the flames will rise."
More than anything, The Weapons We're Born With feels like a love letter to anyone who has ever felt different and wanted control over their own destiny. It's a story about choosing who you want to be rather than letting the world decide for you. For a debut novel, it's an impressive start, and I'm looking forward to seeing where the series goes next.
At its core, this is a resistance-versus-empire story. The Sunburst Legion stands against the Nightshade, a group determined to control and eradicate magic users known as Arcanists. Along the way, you'll find magic, fast-paced battles, betrayals, rebel heroes, endless war, and even a robot uprising.
What really worked for me was the message behind it all. Beneath the magic and battles, O'Brien explores identity, grief, sacrifice, and the dangers of letting fear dictate how we see other people. The parallels to our own world are hard to miss, and the story serves as a reminder of how often history repeats itself when we treat those who are different as something to fear.
The book argues that you don't have to let the role the world gives you determine who you become. That's reflected across all five POV characters: Marysa struggling to lead after the loss of a commander, Shara seeking to protect the people she loves after losing her parents, EM4022 questioning his role as a manufactured weapon of war, Callum wrestling with who is right in this war, and Nikolai hiding a secret that could change everything.
The Sunburst Legion's mantra, "Push Forward. Ever forward. By any means necessary," captures the spirit of the story perfectly. As Brett writes, "We are the sparks....and the flames will rise."
More than anything, The Weapons We're Born With feels like a love letter to anyone who has ever felt different and wanted control over their own destiny. It's a story about choosing who you want to be rather than letting the world decide for you. For a debut novel, it's an impressive start, and I'm looking forward to seeing where the series goes next.
Review of advance copy
ARC Reviewer From BookSiren - I was not paid for this review
Overall Rating: 4.25
Review: I have to give it to Brett. This was fantastically written. It reads like the work of an experienced author, not someone writing their first book. This is a very character driven story, which really helps pull you into the world. You genuinely start to care about the characters, even some of the “villains.” It also felt professionally edited. I honestly can’t remember coming across any mistakes. There were some great twists, and I loved that it really felt like no one was safe.
Things That Could Improve: I really liked the world, but I found myself wanting to know more about it. I didn’t use the map at the beginning at all, which is actually pretty rare for me with fantasy books. I also really liked the combination of technology and fantasy, but as the story went on, I found myself almost forgetting about the tech side and viewing it as more of a pure fantasy world. The tech is definitely there, and there are moments where it comes through, but it felt more like a background element. I’m hoping we get to see that side of the world explored more in future books
Overall: Loved the book and looking forward to book 2.
Overall Rating: 4.25
Review: I have to give it to Brett. This was fantastically written. It reads like the work of an experienced author, not someone writing their first book. This is a very character driven story, which really helps pull you into the world. You genuinely start to care about the characters, even some of the “villains.” It also felt professionally edited. I honestly can’t remember coming across any mistakes. There were some great twists, and I loved that it really felt like no one was safe.
Things That Could Improve: I really liked the world, but I found myself wanting to know more about it. I didn’t use the map at the beginning at all, which is actually pretty rare for me with fantasy books. I also really liked the combination of technology and fantasy, but as the story went on, I found myself almost forgetting about the tech side and viewing it as more of a pure fantasy world. The tech is definitely there, and there are moments where it comes through, but it felt more like a background element. I’m hoping we get to see that side of the world explored more in future books
Overall: Loved the book and looking forward to book 2.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
The Weapons We're Born With throws a lot at you right out of the gate. A genocide-driven war between magic users and an empire hellbent on wiping them out, an elite resistance strike force with their own baggage, a general with a chillingly grand vision, and a trio of side characters (including a sentient weapon, which is a fun idea) all fighting to survive the fallout. There's a solid, ambitious epic fantasy here, and I appreciated how the multiple POVs try to give every corner of this war a human (or not-so-human) face. That said, with so many characters and threads introduced fast, I had a harder time connecting deeply with any one of them, and the pacing sometimes felt like it was juggling plot rather than letting me sit with the emotional stakes. It reads like a strong foundation for a series that just needs some room to let its characters breathe a bit more. I gate the book 3 stars for its an ambitious start with a lot of moving pieces, and I'm curious to see how the world expands from here.
Review of advance copy received from Author
ARC Review
- A new captain that lives in the shadow of their last one
- A orphan girl that just want to belong in the world filled with war and chaos, with powers she don't want.
- A slave machine that is questioning the moral of it's life
- A man that won't stop before he has all the power of the world, even if it means to sacrifice other people
- A man that's shamefull of his past
- A man full of regrets and don't know which side to choose.
6 incredible point of views that each shapes the world Brett has created. From both sides of the war, that even got me to question what side to root for in the war. The longer you come in the story, you will see that Brett has nailed every feelings, emotions and action they each take.
A solid debut in a new epic fantasy world, that delivers a amazing world to navigate through. While having a handful of amazing characters, and cool and fascinating magic system.
Releases 17 of September, and I'm already ready for the next installment!
- A new captain that lives in the shadow of their last one
- A orphan girl that just want to belong in the world filled with war and chaos, with powers she don't want.
- A slave machine that is questioning the moral of it's life
- A man that won't stop before he has all the power of the world, even if it means to sacrifice other people
- A man that's shamefull of his past
- A man full of regrets and don't know which side to choose.
6 incredible point of views that each shapes the world Brett has created. From both sides of the war, that even got me to question what side to root for in the war. The longer you come in the story, you will see that Brett has nailed every feelings, emotions and action they each take.
A solid debut in a new epic fantasy world, that delivers a amazing world to navigate through. While having a handful of amazing characters, and cool and fascinating magic system.
Releases 17 of September, and I'm already ready for the next installment!
Review of advance copy received from Author
The author did an fantastic job with world building while also juggling multiple perspectives. I liked EM4022 the best, but all of the characters were enjoyable to read.
The story moved quick, but perhaps too quick at times for me. I found myself wanting to sit in certain moments for longer to feel their impact. I also found myself confused at times on the parameters and limits of the power system.
The action was excellent, and the end of the book was a race to the finish line.
Overall a great book, especially for a debut. Look forward to reading more.
The story moved quick, but perhaps too quick at times for me. I found myself wanting to sit in certain moments for longer to feel their impact. I also found myself confused at times on the parameters and limits of the power system.
The action was excellent, and the end of the book was a race to the finish line.
Overall a great book, especially for a debut. Look forward to reading more.
Review of advance copy received from Author
This book is everything I look for in an epic fantasy. The characters are complex and each have their own unique voice. Even the characters that don't get a POV I feel like are themselves. The magic system is tight and the world is rich. There's a lot of awesome lines and moments throughout. It really makes you question what side is the right one. I was craving an awesome new epic fantasy and this delivered!
Review of advance copy received from Author
An incredible, fast paced and heartbreaking journey. The first of a planned series sets the table for a sure to be fantastic ride throughout. Told from 6 points of view on both sides of a brutal war, each character will demand your attention and have you wondering who really is your favorite.
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