Reign of the Fallen (Reign of the Fallen, #1)

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Odessa is one of Karthia s master necromancers, catering to the kingdom s ruling Dead Whenever a noble dies, it s Odessa s job to raise them by retrieving their souls from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the Deadlands But there is a cost to being raised the Dead must remain shrouded, or risk transforming into zombie like monsters known as Shades If even a hint of flesh is exposed, the grotesque transformation will begin.A dramatic uptick in Shade attacks raises suspicions and fears among Odessa s necromancer community Soon a crushing loss of one of their own reveals a disturbing conspiracy someone is intentionally creating Shades by tearing shrouds from the Dead and training them to attack Odessa is faced with a terrifying question What if her necromancer s magic is the weapon that brings Karthia to its knees New Read [ Reign of the Fallen (Reign of the Fallen, #1) ] author [ Sarah Glenn Marsh ] – kino-fada.fr There s nothing you can do, Valoria I m not one of your inventions I m broken, part of me is missing, and you can t fix me with copper wires or a piece of stringAre you considering this book because it sounds like a dynamic new fantasy with necromancers, action, mystery and a bisexual protagonist Also cover love, let s not lie I was too, but it didn t quite work for me the way I d hoped.I think this is partly a case of an author lingering too long on all the things we don t care abouThere s nothing you can do, Valoria I m not one of your inventions I m broken, part of me is missing, and you can t fix me with copper wires or a piece of stringAre you considering this book because it sounds like a dynamic new fantasy with necromancers, action, mystery and a bisexual protagonist Also cover love, let s not lie I was too, but it didn t quite work for me the way I d hoped.I think this is partly a case of an author lingering too long on all the things we don t care about,... ARC received via arcsfortrade on TwitterThank you so much, the spider queen, Elise I could probably get away with just saying bisexual necromancer main character for this review and it would hopefully entice you all enough to pick this up, but this truly was a really enjoyable story that I am very happy I was able to read before releaseToday, for the second time in my life, I killed King Wylding Killing s the easy part of the job, though He never even bleeds when a sword runs thr ARC received via arcsfortrade on TwitterThank you so much, the spider queen, Elise I could probably get away with just saying bisexual necromancer main character for this review and it would hopefully entice you all enough to pick this up, but this truly was a really enjoyable story that I am very happy I was able to read before releaseToday, for the second time in my life, I killed King Wylding Killing s the easy part of the job, though He never even bleeds when a sword runs through him It s what comes after that gets messyTrigger content warnings substance abuse, talk of suicide, violence, death, and sexual content, but nothing explicit whatsoever Reign of the Fallen opens up with our main character, Odessa, AKA Sparrow, because she seamlessly flies between the realms of th...How cool is that cover Much cooler than the story, let me tell you If you re interested in this book because you expect a steamy or at least an extremely cute lesbian relationship in a world controlled by dead kings, look elsewhere.I stopped reading this book after 200 something pages, because I could not stand the main character being miserable, suffering silently and making bad choice after bad choice Look, I understand that she s been through a lot and lost someone she thought would be in h How cool is that cover Much cooler than the story, let me tell you If you re interested in this book because you expect a steamy or at least an extremely cute lesbian relationship in a world controlled by dead kings, look elsewhere.I stopped reading this book after 200 something pages, because I could not stand the main character being miserable, suffering silently and making bad choice after bad choice Look, I understand that she s been through a lot and lost someone she thought would be in her life forever, but YA fantasy is supposed to be kickass and badass and I was certain Odessa would prove that to me Everything was headed in the right direc...did someone say a bisexual necromancer did someone say a bisexual necromancer Well this was a delicious mouthful of zombies, stabbing, magic, and mayhem Necromancers are sorely awesome beings and Odessa was simply fantastically badass It s WAY too early to do a proper review so here s just some things to look forward to epic fantasy world where gender equality is the NORM and women do not have to prove themselves GOD BLESS AND AMEN world were nearly everyone is queer necromancers dark monsters that want to eat your face off epic women friendships super swe Well this was a delicious mouthful of zombies, stabbing, magic, and mayhem Necromancers are sorely awesome beings and Odessa was simply fantastically badass It s WAY too early to do a proper review so here s just some things to loo...3.5 STARSI ll be the first to raise my hand and admit that I agreed to review this book, at least initially, based on a ferocious case of cover love with a side dish of FOMO I know that the fear of missing out isn t a valid reason to pick up a book, but I ll bet it happenstimes than we d like to admit in our journey as readers COME...Introductory series books continue to sort of entertain sort of disappoint me Because oh boy, I loved a lot of concepts and ideas here Odessa s story of grief and addiction, a romance I enjoyed, fantastic worldbuilding around change and yet, I was underwhelmed I really feel like this book was a too much buildup beginning to what I m sure will be a sublime series FIRST BOOK SYNDROMEI ve been a middle book person ...1 Reign of the Fallen 2 Untitled Reign of the Fallen was one of my most anticipated releases of this year, and it did not disappoint at all The world of Karthia was so unique and intriguing, and the cast of characters were diverse and tremendously lovable More than anything, this story took me by surprise with how dark it was I knew going into it that it involved necromancy, but I never expected how much it would focus on grief and healing If ...Yet as long as I m alive, I have to keep going One step after another through this tunnel until I m back in Grenwyr City to rejoin the battle, a littlebroken than before For my friends and the Dead and the helpless For me All I can do is keep fighting FULL REVIEW NOW POSTEDReign of the Fallen was one of my most highly anticipated 2018 releases and IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT While it wasn t the perfect book, it had so so so many things I like and set up the series in such a way I justYet as long as I m alive, I have to keep going One step after another through this tunnel until I m back in Grenwyr City to rejoin the battle, a littlebroken than before For my friends and the Dead and the helpless For me All I can do is keep fighting FULL REVIEW NOW POSTEDReign of the Fallen was one of my most highly anticipated 2018 releases and IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT While it wasn t the perfect book, it had so so so many things I like and set up the series in such a way I just KNOW I m going to be so invested in the next books Reign o...Awh, I won a GR giveaway How neato Can t wait to start this

Reign of the Fallen (Reign of the Fallen, #1)
  • English
  • 01 December 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 375 pages
  • 0448494396
  • Sarah Glenn Marsh
  • Reign of the Fallen (Reign of the Fallen, #1)