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A review by bubblewombat
Heirs of Destruction by T.N. Vitus
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
HELLO YES, Heirs of Destruction was such a lovely and creative book, I loved it so much.
From the second you open it, you're greeted with trigger warnings, a cast of characters & their houses, months and days of the week, and at the end of the book there's translations for the two featured languages. Now, I don't know about you, but this made it so much easier for me to get into the world and know when things are happening.
So often in books I feel like authors name their months or days differently and I have no idea when anything is because they just don't explain!! Not T. N. Vitus though, if no one's got us, I know they do.
But that's not all, from the start it was clear how much thought was put into even the tiniest things, with how developed the world, the characters and their relationships are. When Vitus said this is the book of her heart in the acknowledgements, I knew it was true because it definitely came through. All the love they have for this world shows, and there's a reason for every character interaction.
If you're big on politics, you're in luck, Heirs has that in abundance, and it's really well written. But my fav thing, by far, are the characters.
I simply adore Rhaella and Virgil, both individually and together. Any time they couldn't be together because of things we won't be spoiling ahem ahem, I WAS IN PAIN! Like, I needed them to run away together sooo bad.
I wanted to scream at certain lines, they were swoon-worthy, these two have so much chemistry, it leaps off the page. I can't wait to get more of them in future books.
Asriel and Aida were also great characters, but the former got on my bad side because of something he did (he knows what), still though, I liked his PoVs and his interesting dynamics with both Freya and Barrett.
There's this order in the book that gives Bene Gesserit vibes, and as a Dune fan, I approve. I can't speak for the GOT comparison as I have neither read nor watched it, but I feel like it's true? You be the judge.
The storyline was unpredictable (especially that ending!!!) and I loved every second of it. The writing was so compelling and magical, it drew me in like a moth to a flame.
In short, Heirs of Destruction is a brilliant book you should check out RIGHT NOW, don't make me tell you twice!!
*Thank you to the lovely author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*
From the second you open it, you're greeted with trigger warnings, a cast of characters & their houses, months and days of the week, and at the end of the book there's translations for the two featured languages. Now, I don't know about you, but this made it so much easier for me to get into the world and know when things are happening.
So often in books I feel like authors name their months or days differently and I have no idea when anything is because they just don't explain!! Not T. N. Vitus though, if no one's got us, I know they do.
But that's not all, from the start it was clear how much thought was put into even the tiniest things, with how developed the world, the characters and their relationships are. When Vitus said this is the book of her heart in the acknowledgements, I knew it was true because it definitely came through. All the love they have for this world shows, and there's a reason for every character interaction.
If you're big on politics, you're in luck, Heirs has that in abundance, and it's really well written. But my fav thing, by far, are the characters.
I simply adore Rhaella and Virgil, both individually and together. Any time they couldn't be together because of things we won't be spoiling ahem ahem, I WAS IN PAIN! Like, I needed them to run away together sooo bad.
I wanted to scream at certain lines, they were swoon-worthy, these two have so much chemistry, it leaps off the page. I can't wait to get more of them in future books.
Asriel and Aida were also great characters, but the former got on my bad side because of something he did (he knows what), still though, I liked his PoVs and his interesting dynamics with both Freya and Barrett.
There's this order in the book that gives Bene Gesserit vibes, and as a Dune fan, I approve. I can't speak for the GOT comparison as I have neither read nor watched it, but I feel like it's true? You be the judge.
The storyline was unpredictable (especially that ending!!!) and I loved every second of it. The writing was so compelling and magical, it drew me in like a moth to a flame.
In short, Heirs of Destruction is a brilliant book you should check out RIGHT NOW, don't make me tell you twice!!
*Thank you to the lovely author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*