#broken web

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Title: Shamanborn

Author: Lori M. Lee

Series or standalone: series

Publication year: 2020

Genres: fiction, fantasy

Blurb: Sirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she's intent on becoming something. After years of training to become the queen's next royal spy, her plans are derailed when shamans attack and kill her best friend...but Sirscha somehow restores Saengo to life. Unveiled as the first soulguide in living memory, Sirscha is summoned to the domain of the Spider King. For centuries, he has used his influence over the Dead Wood - an ancient forest possessed by souls - to enforce peace between the kingdoms. Now, with the trees growing wild and untamed, only a soulguide can restrain them. As war looms, Sirscha must master her newly-awakened abilities before the trees shatter the brittle peace...or worse, claim Saengo, the friend she would die for.

[layaart]

Sirscha and Saengo from Forest of Souls by @lorimlee. Love this series!

[wolfboywarmachines]

i cannot keep living like this. tell me, when will blue stop tasting bitter? 

study for night reading - aron wiesenfeld (2020) // phantom - of monsters and men (2021) // unknown // bojack horseman (2014 - 2020) // painting of a lonely man - twitchtic (2011)

[cassberrie]

Broken Web by Lori M. Lee was kind of great, thanks in no small part to the wonderful villain of the story. After all, who doesn’t love villains who parallel their heroes? Who doesn’t love a tragic backstory? And a little light murder? 😌🖤

Book 2 ended on such a cliffhanger, the wait for book 3 will actually kill me 🥲

[lorimlee]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRMUel0rW2j/

This hilarious and epic fanart of Theyen and Sirscha is the best thing ever 😂

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[2021ya]

BROKEN WEB

Shamanborn #2

​by Lori M. Lee

(Page Street, 6/15/21)

9781645672104

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The sequel to the hotly-anticipated Forest of Souls, an epic and immersive tale of destiny and sisterhood. Perfect for fans of Susan Dennard, Sara J. Maas, and Netflix's The Witcher! The Soulless has woken from his hundred-year imprisonment. Now, he lurks in the Dead Wood recovering his power, while Sirscha and her allies journey west to the shaman empire of Nuvalyn. The whole world believes Sirscha is a soulguide--a savior--but Sirscha knows the truth. She's a monster, a soulrender, just like the Soulless, and if anyone discovers the truth, she'll be executed. There's nothing Sirscha won't risk to stop the Soulless, since his magic created the rot that's killing her best friend. While the Soulless is formidable, he's still a shaman, which means his power must be channeled through a familiar. If Sirscha can discover what--or who--that is, she might be able to cut him off from his power. But that's easier said than done with Queen Meilyr pursuing her imperialistic agenda. Sirscha finds herself caught between a war brewing in the north and the Soulless in the south. She should be uniting who she can to face their common enemies, but instead, Sirscha's hunt for clues about the Soulless leads to a grim discovery, forcing her to question who her enemies really are.

[lorimlee]

COVER REVEAL! BROKEN WEB, sequel to FOREST OF SOULS, hits shelves 6.15.21!

Huge thanks to Fairyloot for hosting the reveal + INT giveaway! Enter at https://instagram.com/p/CFwzQK1pGwE/ - Ends 10/5.

Art by the amazing Charlie Bowater and design by Laura Benton.

NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER: https://lorimlee.com/brokenweb/

[beccas-books]

Broken Web

Overall:

-     So I liked this story too!  But once again I felt the reading hangover approaching so I tired to get through it as fast as I could so that wouldn't happen.  I do have to say that this book definitely wasn't as action packed as the first.  That's not to say that it wasn't fun to read.  It was very fun to read.  I liked that the Soulless played a big role in this story. I kind of felt like the author was trying to maybe hint at a romantic feeling between Sirscha and a couple of characters. But that might just be me projecting my love for romance is books lol.  We did see a lot less of Saengo in this book too. But we got more of Theyen so I guess it was a fair trade.  I was kind of confused about why the author was trying to give the Soulless like a redemption story.  Like she keeps telling us stuff about his past that are like making Sirscha feel bad.  Which I’m not on board with.  I am very interested to see what happens in the third book when it comes out.  Especially since Sirscha destroyed the soul of the Soullesses brother.  And he's gonna be PISSED about it.  

- Rating: 4/5