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A little disappointed in this one.

The Merciless Ones (Deathless, #2) by Namina Forna

October 3, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’ve been going back and forth, and then back and forth again over whether to round this up to four or down to three stars. I think I’m settling on three stars because the plot made my head swim, and not in a good way. No one but Deka, Ixa, and perhaps Britta get significant development, so I had very little incentive to actually remember who any of them were, which didn’t help with my confusion. This is very different from the first book, where […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, deathless, Namina Forna, narfna, YA, ya fantasy, Young Adult

narfna's CBR14 Review No:159 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, deathless, Namina Forna, narfna, YA, ya fantasy, Young Adult ·
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Smash the demon lizard patriarchy.

The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) by Namina Forna

April 21, 2021 by narfna Leave a Comment

I was really nervous about this one. I wanted so badly to love it. I made the rookie mistake of falling in love with the cover (it’s so pretty!). And I did end up liking it! A lot! I think I want to re-read before I fully pass judgment on it, because my main takeaway right now is that this is an extremely well-written YA fantasy story (written in the first person present POV, and I liked it despite that terrible choice) that does fall […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, deathless, Namina Forna, narfna, the gilded ones, ya fantasy, Young Adult

narfna's CBR13 Review No:37 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, deathless, Namina Forna, narfna, the gilded ones, ya fantasy, Young Adult ·
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