For instance, Rielle has to take on magical trials to prove she is the Sun Queen, but the trials are so overly difficult and traumatic that I find the fact that she passes each one with flying colors to be unbelievable. I was largely interested in the story until it got about halfway and I began to notice that while each chapter was filled with descriptive action scenes, romance, and tension, it all felt hollow. I liked the beginning, it had a lot of good elements and had me pumped for what got these characters to this place. I think it belongs in the adult fantasy section.Ī lot to process and lacks details (spoilers) I probably wouldn't consider it young adult though. I loved that Rielle & Eliana had their flaws and I loved that we got to know them on a fundemental level. This book was jam packed with action, swoon worthy heroes, and some really powerful women.

The plot was fascinating and I loved all of the characters that I read. My rating would be a 4.5 but since I cannot do a half star I'm going to round up to 5. I was so glad that I switched to audiobook that I think it added a half star to my rating. Fiona Hardingham (Narrator)just added a little bit more to the story.

When I first listened to the narrator's voice I was hesitant but by the end I loved it. Unfortunately, I wound out of time to physically read the book so I ended up buying the audiobook. Once I finally found time to read the book it grabbed my attention. The description grabbed me & it sounded like a book that I would fall in love with. When I saw this book on Netgalley, I knew I had to read it. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined.Īs Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world - and of each other. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable - until her mother vanishes. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. If she fails, she will be executed.unless the trials kill her first.

To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. This stunningly original, must-listen fantasy follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world.or doom it.

Furyborn by Claire Legrand