Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: August 9th, 2022
Pages: 544
Publisher: Del Rey
My Rating: ⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“It has been foretold: A child will rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, a cruel immortal god-king, and save the kingdom.
The hero: Jian, who has been raised since birth in luxury and splendor, celebrated before he has won a single battle.
But the prophecy was wrong.
Because when Taishi, the greatest war artist of her generation, arrives to evaluate the prophesied hero, she finds a spoiled brat unprepared to face his destiny.
But the only force more powerful than fate is Taishi herself. Possessed of an iron will, a sharp tongue—and an unexpectedly soft heart—Taishi will find a way to forge Jian into the weapon and leader he needs to be in order to fulfill his legend.
What follows is a journey more wondrous than any prophecy can foresee: a story of master and student, assassin and revolutionary, of fallen gods and broken prophecies, and of a war between kingdoms, and love and friendship between deadly rivals.”
My Review:
I really struggled to get into this one. It sounded like something I’d really love but I think it just wasn’t for me. It was rather slow paced, which can sometimes be typical of long fantasy series, but is something that makes it difficult for me to really get engaged with. I also didn’t fully feel connected to the characters, which didn’t help matters. While I definitely think there is an audience out there for this one, I just don’t think it’s me. I was gifted a digital copy by the publisher, for which I am extremely grateful! I tried to stick it out but unfortunately I did end up DNFing. I don’t think it was bad by any means, I just wasn’t as interested as I wanted to be.
Disclaimers:
Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of this amazing story! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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