Furyborn (Empirium, #1)

Posted on 15 July 2018 by Claire Legrand

Follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their worldor doom it.When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing her ability to perform all seven kinds of elemental magic The only people who should possess this extraordinary power are a pair of prophesied queens a queen of light and salvation and a queen of blood and destruction To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven trials to test her magic If she fails, she will be executedunless the trials kill her first.A thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a mere fairy tale to bounty hunter Eliana Ferracora When the Undying Empire conquered her kingdom, she embraced violence to keep her family alive Now, she believes herself untouchable until her mother vanishes without a trace, along with countless other women in their city To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain on a dangerous mission and discovers that the evil at the heart of the empire is terrible than she ever imagined.As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world and of each other. Free Read Furyborn (Empirium, #1) [ By ] Claire Legrand [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr November Fairyloot More pictures linked below BOOKISH THINGSHoly shite balls I loved this freaking book and I have a new favorite author and I hope the rest of the books in the series are just as good I love some bad arse woman in books I had about 20 gifs of bad arse women to go with this statement but we will just go with a couple or so D This story is about Eliana and Rielle This is told from both of their stories, one from the past and one in the present I m not going to get to November Fairyloot More pictures linked below BOOKISH THINGSHoly shite balls I loved this freaking book and I have a new favorite author and I hope the rest of the books in the ser... ARC provided by Sourcebooks in exchange for an honest review. Pre order campaign Form Here US Canada only, I m sorry Signed and personalized copies are available through my favorite book store Books of WonderThe queen stopped screaming just after midnightApparently, this is going to be a super polarizing book here on Goodreads, which is totally fine Whatever your feelings are towards this book, they are totally valid I did end up really enjoying it though I thought it re ARC provided by Sourcebooks in exchange for an honest review. Pre order campaign Form Here US Canada only, I m sorry Signed and personalized copies are available through my favorite book store Books of WonderThe queen stopped screaming just after midnightApparently, this is going to be a super polarizing book here on Goodreads, which is totally fine Whatever your feelings are towards this book, they are totally valid I did end up really enjoying it though I thought it read like an adult high fantasy, I loved the constant juxtaposition between the two main protagonists, I thought it was high action back to back to back, and I loved how morally grey and ambiguous everyone was Maybe this book just catered to my personal reading tastes a bitthan ...Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I present you the best release of 2018 Actually it s a tie between Furyborn and Sky in the Deep Please don t make me choose, I love them both Once upon a time, the angels roamed the world, burning it to cinders But the Seven Saints rose and defeated them, and locked them away in a dark, dark ...I would be really disappointed over not liking this if I actually cared about anything in this book which, unfortunately, I did notthis wasn t even close to the bi fantasy we deserved was it even bi review rant to come buddy read with scrill, sapphic queen, psych nerd, danielleThis review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here 4.5 Stars This was REALLY fun, especially in the first 50% I ll definitely pick up the sequel.Only minor spoilers below nothing big Let s start with the prologue because holy crap that was fantastic Way to suck me in, Claire Anyway, we re thrust into an intense birth and escape scene where Queen Rielle delivers her daughter and shoves her into the arms of a young boy Simon telling him he must escape and save her life Simon basically witnesses this whole horrific scene with the queen an 4.5 Stars This was REALLY fun, especially in the first 50% I ll definitely pick up the sequel.Only minor spoilers below nothing big Let s start with the prologue because holy crap that was fantastic Way to suck me in, Claire Anyway, we re thrust into an intense birth and escape scene where Queen Rielle delivers her daughter and shoves her into the arms of a young boy Simon telling him he must escape and save her life Simon basically witnesses this whole horrific scene with the queen and an angel that has come for her before whisking the baby to safety Safety meaning years and years later beca...CONTAINS LOTS OF SWEARING YOU ARE WARNED Ladies and gentlemen, may I present The biggest disappointment of 2018oK oK WHAT KIND OF A FUCKING MESS DID I JUST READ I WANT MY TIME BACK I m just thankful I didn t have to pay for this shit If this book was on fire and I have a bowl of water, I would drink the water...1.75 stars sigh Look, nobody isdisappointed about this rating than me.The worldbuilding tries to be complex The plot tries to be complex But in the end, the problem with Furyborn is the same problem I have every time my university s exam week rolls around it tries to excel in an impossible number of things and falls disappointingly short in almost every single one.I m just kidding, I m actually way better at my exams than Furyborn is at establishing compelling characters and plotlines.T 1.75 stars sigh Look, nobody isdisappointed about this rating than me.The worldbuilding tries to be complex The plot tries to be complex But in the end, the problem with Furyborn is the same problem I have every time my university s exam week rolls around it tries to excel in an impossible number of things and falls disappointingly short in almost every single one.I m just kidding, I m actually way better at my exams than Furyborn is at establishing compelling characters and plotlines.The chapters alternate between two opposing narratives Rielle is a talented young noblewoman in Celdaria who s forced...Release date May 22, 2018This was a really fun read There are a lot of location names that sound vaguely like Game of Thrones names, some almost sci fi stuff, and a LOT of magic, castles, princes, and adventure There was even a character who completely reminded me of the Darkling The story kind of felt like some roller coaster blend of epic elements at times, so I was pretty entertained The diversity was great to see, too Rielle is kind of a special snowflake because no human who has ever Release date May 22, 2018This was a really fun read There are a lot...Wow there was a heck of a lot going on in this book and I can safely sayI m exhausted Like seriously I finished and took a nap But I also might be turning a hundred soon, WHO KNOWS Anyway I wasn t as enamoured with this one as I hoped so I ll come back for a full review later For noooow, here is a list I loved BOTH the girls, Rielle and Eliana they were honestly slightly wicked, terrifying, badass, powerful and unapologetically them which is really refreshing although Rielle s sto Wow there was a heck of a lot going on in this book and I can safely sayI m exhausted Like seriously I finished and took a nap But I also might be turning a hundred soon, WHO KNOWS Anyway I wasn t as enamoured with this one as I hoped so I ll come back for a full review later For noooow, here is a list I loved BOTH the girls, Rielle and Eliana they were honestly slightly wicked, terrifying, badass, powerful and unapologetically them which is really refreshing although Rielle s storyline was full of trials of ...These are the books of my heart I ve been working on them for thirteen years It s a story about two young women deciding how to use their power for good or for evil, or maybe to fight a war, or maybe not at all These girls make lots of mistakes They fall in love and they tell many lies They do great things and they do awful things sometimes to save the people they love Sometimes to save themselves Sometimes just for the hell of it It s a story about faith how it can help, and how it c These are the books of my heart I ve been working on them for thirteen years It s a story about two young women deciding how to use their power for good or for evil, or maybe to fight a war, or maybe not at all These girls make lots of mistakes They fall in love and they tell many lies They do great things and they do awful things sometimes to save the people they love Sometimes to save themselves Sometimes just for the hell of it It s a story about faith how it can help, and how it can hurt It s about god and rage and war and grief, and grappling with the dark side of humanity, and how to keep fighting for what s right even when it would be much easier not to It s about magic and temptation, sacrifice and desire, rage and belief It s about monsters both profane and divine It s about...

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15 July 2018

Claire Legrand