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A review by tiffschwartz
Of Darkness and Ruination by Rachel Fallon
4.0
The world-building is fantastic, the characters are compelling, and the stakes are high.
Asteria Zagreus, a mortal young woman enslaved on Celesterra, must face Placement Day, the one day where all humans, at the age of 21, are placed in new kingdoms and given new masters to serve. Asteria gets chosen by Prince Cyrus Tynan.
Little does Asteria seem to grasp is how "lucky" she is to have Cyrus as her master, he really gives her a lot of space and shows plenty of mercy regardless of what she seems to think. The connection between the two in the first part is SO sexy, but just wait until King Calix Atarah Erebus comes into the mix.
The story is told from Asteria's point of view with all of her internal thoughts. At times it was a lot, and can seem to be quite selfish even tho she seems to have plenty of other slaves on her side and helping her out to find a way out of the enslavement that all humans have.
That all being said the spice is SPICY, perhaps some of my favorite spice this year.
The narrators were the perfect pick for this book, they were so good and bring the story to life.
Overall, Of Darkness and Ruination is a strong start to a promising series. The world-building is fantastic, the characters are compelling, and the stakes are high.
Asteria Zagreus, a mortal young woman enslaved on Celesterra, must face Placement Day, the one day where all humans, at the age of 21, are placed in new kingdoms and given new masters to serve. Asteria gets chosen by Prince Cyrus Tynan.
Little does Asteria seem to grasp is how "lucky" she is to have Cyrus as her master, he really gives her a lot of space and shows plenty of mercy regardless of what she seems to think. The connection between the two in the first part is SO sexy, but just wait until King Calix Atarah Erebus comes into the mix.
The story is told from Asteria's point of view with all of her internal thoughts. At times it was a lot, and can seem to be quite selfish even tho she seems to have plenty of other slaves on her side and helping her out to find a way out of the enslavement that all humans have.
That all being said the spice is SPICY, perhaps some of my favorite spice this year.
The narrators were the perfect pick for this book, they were so good and bring the story to life.
Overall, Of Darkness and Ruination is a strong start to a promising series. The world-building is fantastic, the characters are compelling, and the stakes are high.