#kamzin

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wips of the gay af trio aka the “them boys aint right” club

from left to right they are akula the loan shark, kamzin the golem maker, and revak the asshole who likes tea and hates highbloods

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Currently Reading: Even the Darkest Stars

I’m about halfway through Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett and this worldbuilding??? The storytelling??? IMMACULATE. I’m so excited to read more, we are bingeing tonight, yes sirrrr.

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All the Wandering Light by Heather Fawcett {Book Review}

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GENRES:- Fantasy, Young Adult

RATING:- ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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After the terrifying events on Mount Raksha, the witches have returned, and River has betrayed Kamzin to regain his dark powers. The witches’ next step: march on the Three Cities and take over the Empire—led by River’s brother, Esha. If Kamzin is to save Azmiri and prevent the fall of the Empire, she must find a star that fell in the Ash Mountains to the north. Fallen stars have immense power, and if Kamzin and Lusha can find the star, they can use its magic to protect the Empire. To get there, Kamzin has allied with Azar-at, the dangerous and deceptive fire demon, who can grant her great power—in exchange for pieces of her soul. But River wants the star too, and as their paths collide in dangerous and unexpected ways, Kamzin must wrestle with both her guilt and her conflicted feelings for the person who betrayed her. Facing dark magic, a perilous journey, and a standoff against the witches, can Kamzin, Lusha, and Tem find the star and save their Empire? (FROM GOODREADS)

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I have mixed feelings about this book! in some ways, it still kept up with my expectations but in some ways, it didn't!!😞😞 it is still had really wonderful worldbuilding, storytelling, and great writing style! it was better than the first book in one way, the parts with emotions were a little bit more than the first book and it concentrated more on the characters compared to the first book (which was good in some ways but not all)! and these were the things where this book met my expectations! one more positive thing about this book that it had multiple POVs (sadly those chapters weren't many!) the things where it disappointed me were these: first I really hated Lusha and Kamzin's relationship!! seriously!! I can't stand their relationship!! I noticed this from the first book but I wished this to be fixed in this book, but it didn’t second, WTH!! after that cliffhanger and that emotional rollercoaster and betrayal at the end of the first book I expected more of the first meeting and reconciliation between River and Kamzin!! third, and now I get why I liked the first book more (even though the second book had more action and emotion in it) is that I didn't like any of the characters. I didn't connect with any of them, and I absolutely felt nothing for them (other than annoyance with Lusha and Kamzin's relationship) there were parts when I thought I’m finally going to like them but nope that didn’t happen and the last thing I didn't like was the ending!! there was still many loose endings in the story in my opinion! there were many things I wanted to see that didn't happen, and there were some lines I wished to read that didn't pop up in the book! and I felt the ending was a little bit rushed! As I said I have mixed feelings about this book! it wasn't great but it wasn't bad at the same time! it was more on the disappointing side for me!! I really had great expectations about this book! 😞😞😞

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Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett {Book Review}

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GENRES:- Fantasy,Young Adult

RATING:- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

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Kamzin has always dreamed of becoming one of the emperor’s royal explorers, the elite climbers tasked with mapping the wintry, mountainous Empire and spying on its enemies. She knows she could be the best in the world, if only someone would give her a chance. But everything changes when the mysterious and eccentric River Shara, the greatest explorer ever known, arrives in her village and demands to hire Kamzin—not her older sister, Lusha, as everyone had expected—for his next expedition. This is Kamzin’s chance to prove herself—even though River’s mission to retrieve a rare talisman for the emperor means cimbing Raksha, the tallest and deadliest mountain in the Aryas. Then, Lusha sets off on her own mission to Raksha with a rival explorer, and Kamzin must decide what’s most important to her: protecting her sister from the countless perils of the climb or beating her to the summit. The challenges of climbing Raksha are unlike anything Kamzin expected—or prepared for—with avalanches, ice chasms, ghosts, and other dangers at every turn. And as dark secrets are revealed, Kamzin must unravel the truth about their mission and her companions—while surviving the deadliest climb she has ever faced. (FROM GOODREADS)

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First I want to say I’m sorry for the long-absent but I was going through a wicked reading slump. and after I started getting out of it my life got so busy I couldn’t read at all!! but hopefully, all of that is fixed right now!!  😉😉

second, I really want to bang my head on the wall!! I got this book in 2017 in Fairyloot september box! which means I had this book for TWO years and it’s sequel for ONE year and I just NOW read this book!! 

This book was so freaking amazing!!

This book had three great things about it!!

one - the world building!!

the world-building in this book was top notch!! It was really one of the top book I’ve read in the world-building department!! 

the descriptions of everything was so captivating to the point where I wanted to learn how to climb!! 

two - the story and the writing style!!

the storyline and writing were amazing!! Heather know how to keep things really interesting for me!! 

if you know me or if you read some of my reviews you’ll know that one of the things I hate most in books is slow-paced stories!! this book is a slow-paced book, but the surprising thing about it is that I really loved it!! and that was because (other than the wonderful world-building and the well-written descriptions) the author really know when to put the interesting parts!! just when I was about to say “Ok this is great and all but could you just go on with the story or at least make something happen” BAM there is something happening!! 

she kept things interesting without overdoing it!!

and the last great thing about this book was the last fourth of it!!

that part was really amazing!! I just couldn’t believe what was going on!! I thought of this happening but that was just me letting my mind running wild I didn’t think it will actually happen or at least NOT in this way!! my eyes were bugging out and my mouth was hanging open while I read the last 50 pages of the book!! and the ending is just WOW!! I can’t believe what happened and I really can’t wait to read the next book (Great thing I waited till I had the second book with me before reading this one!!😁😁)

the only thing I didn’t like it very much in this book was the characters!! I didn’t feel anything about them and didn’t connect with them at all! (well some times I get to feel River but just a little) the only character that was kind of vivid was obviously Kamzin! 

but I wasn’t a big fan of her! there was a side of her character that as much as I sympathized with I really hated at the same time!! but I can’t say she didn’t have her great moments and I really have great expectations of her in the next book!!