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A Quest of Rangers (Realm Breaker, #1.5)

by Jasmine Young (Goodreads Author)

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A Breaking of Realms (Realm Breaker, #1)

by Jasmine Young (Goodreads Author)

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Twanette Bester said: " I might have just read my favourite high fantasy book of 2023. There is simply no way for me to articulate all my thoughts surrounding this book into one short review, but I'm going to try.

A Breaking of Realms is so many things. It's a Scandinavian I might have just read my favourite high fantasy book of 2023. There is simply no way for me to articulate all my thoughts surrounding this book into one short review, but I'm going to try.

A Breaking of Realms is so many things. It's a Scandinavian inspired world with dragons and the feel of an RPG game. It had me thinking Elvenar from the moment I read the overview of the Realm Building Enterprise. I'm going to say this loudly...this book needs a game based on it!!!!

The world has a blend of elves, half elves, humans and dragons. The War of Treason decimated the continent, and in the aftermath, The Building Enterprise rose to protect the continent from a second war.

Skálda is our FMC, and she hunts her namesake the Skáldwolves for extra coin. Skálda is brave, strong, tenacious and can fight like hell with an axe. But still, no dragon egg hatches for Skálda. In a turn of events, a hatchling falls from the sky, and not a moment after, Skálda and the dragon are being hunted by a psychotic judge of the Realm. Skálda and Bale find an unlikely ally in the Queen's Ranger, and together they try and find a way to survive their journey. Will Skálda stay loyal to the Replublic or will she uncover secrets that make her go rogue?

There is not a single moment in this book where something isn't happening, it's action upon action. We get multiple pov's, witty banter, and there is political intrigue. We come to realise how certain races are discriminated against, and we see another deadly war starting to break out. The worldbuilding is so good, I simply can't find the right word for it. Characters are well written and friendships endure the most trying situations.

The author also gives us something quite unique and resembling Tolkien's LoTR. At the end of the book we get a thorough overview of The Realm-Building Enterprise. If we visit the author's website, we also get a detailed explanation of the different types of dragons. There is a short prequal to ABoR and a little snippet of the next book, A Banishing of Kings at the end of the book. There is no stone left unturned in this world.

ABoR has it all...I cannot find a single thing a didn't like.
It does end on a crazy cliffhanger, but luckily we don't have to wait long to see what happens if we decide to not read the snippet for ABoK.

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Thank you to the author for gifting me a copy in exchange for an honest review. All views are my own and this review wasn't influenced in any way. ...more "

Oct 19, 2023 05:21AM · see review