The Diminished

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In the Alskad Empire, nearly all are born with a twin, two halves to form one whole yet some face the world alone The singleborn A rare few are singleborn in each generation, and therefore given the right to rule by the gods and goddesses Bo Trousillion is one of these few, born into the royal line and destined to rule Though he has been chosen to succeed his great aunt, Queen Runa, as the leader of the Alskad Empire, Bo has never felt equal to the grand future before him The diminished When one twin dies, the other usually follows, unable to face the world without their other half Those who survive are considered diminished, doomed to succumb to the violent grief that inevitably destroys everyone whose twin has died Such is the fate of Vi Abernathy, whose twin sister died in infancy Raised by the anchorites of the temple after her family cast her off, Vi has spent her whole life scheming for a way to escape and live out what s left of her life in peace As their sixteenth birthdays approach, Bo and Vi face very different futures one a life of luxury as the heir to the throne, the other years of backbreaking work as a temple servant But a long held secret and the fate of the empire are destined to bring them together in a way they never could have imagined. New Download The Diminished By Kaitlyn Sage Patterson For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book has everything YA fantasy readers love Rich world, interesting characters, and epic adventure The book is incredibly diverse in its representation and the tension is constant Definitely recommend3 10 18Me coming back to this book and wondering why it only has 40ish reviews when it came out in Januarybut then realizing the release was actually pushed back until April lol Now it all makes sense Ooo overall, like the coverthough I don t know what is going on with the moon and ...Thank you so much to HarlequinTeen and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this lovely debut by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson The world building in this in debut fantasy novel is unique and complex Vi and Bo grow up in very different situations on a world where nearly all births are now twins Even the MOON has split in half with its own twin staring down at you from the sky Bo is celebrated as a singleton birth and a future king Vi, whose twin died, is a Diminished, cast out and forced in Thank you so much to HarlequinTeen and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this lovely debut by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson The world building in this in debut fantasy novel is unique and com...Disclaimer I received a copy of this book in a giveaway and chose to review it This in no way impacts my opinion.This is a really cool and interesting book I love the fact that unlike a lot of fantasy novels, we aren t given a whole lot of backstory and history Instead, we are expected to be fully immersed in the world, the story, and the types of challenges that these characters face on a day to day basis But it really worked I thought that it was a little long but only because this entir Disclaimer I received a copy of this book in a giveaway and chose to review it This in no way impacts my opinion.This is a really cool and interesting book I love the fact that unlike a lot of fantasy novels, we aren t given a whole lot of backstory and history Instead, we are expected to be fully immersed in the world, the story, and the types of challenges that thes...Showing my cards up front I ve read this book several times as a beta reader But if you like, you may check my other reviews to see that I very rarely leave comments, and very rarely leave 5 reviews I could ve given this 4 , said nothing, and the author would ve been pleased.But this isn t a 4 book, for several reasons.The world building is phenomenal, a riff on colonialism that combines and recreates in interesting ways the Alskad empire is resonant of the Austrian empire circa 1850, the Showing my cards up front I ve read this book several times as a beta reader But if you like, you may check my other reviews to see that I very rarely leave comments, and very rarely leave 5 reviews I could ve given this 4 , said nothing, and the author would ve been pleased.But this isn t a 4 book, for several reasons.The world building is phenomenal, a riff on colonialism that combines and recreat...I really enjoyed the inclusive nature of this story Too often when authors try and integrate LGBTQ, it becomes the whole story The Diminished allows characters to be who they are and allows women to succeed in traditionally male roles without making a fuss.The mix of steampunk and fantasy got a bit convoluted at times, but mostly because I just wantedAre there other solar vehicles besides the steamships Do some born differently really have magical powers The mixture of genres didn t p I really enjoyed the inclusive nature of this story Too often when authors try and integrate LGBTQ, it becomes the whole story The Diminished allows characters to be who they are and allows women to succeed in traditionally male roles without making a fuss.The mix of steampunk and fantasy got a bi...I just LOVED this book The characters and plot are well developed and I just couldn t put this book down I read this book in less than a day In my opinion, this is going to be one of the best books of the year Kaitlyn Sage Patterson, well done I m a fan nowThis novel is made up of a fairly interesting concept and world Every person has a twin, the few single born are destined to rule The people, who for whatever reason, lose their twin either die from the heartbreak or descend into a violent madness I m going to be honest and state that YA and I have a fairly love hate relationship, but I enjoyed the bones of this novel quite a bit I did find myself irritated most often with the POV MC Bo, the heir to the throne this is told in alternating PO This novel is made up of a fairly interesting concept and world Every person has a twin, the few single born are destined to rule The people, who for whatever reason, lose their twin either die from the heartbreak or descend into a violent madness I m going to be honest and state that YA and I have a fairly love hate relationship, but I enjoyed the bones of this novel quite a bit I did find myself irritated most often with the POV MC Bo, the heir to the throne this is told in alternating POV The world is described as full of political intrigue and assassination attempts on the part of the single born as they vie for their place in the hierarchy Despite this, Bo was unwaveringly na ve He grew up in court, the presumptive heir apparent, survived mult...3.5 stars I love the concept of this book The role twins have in each other s lives and how it s the norm in this world and in fact singleborns are the rare occurrence I found a lot of their beliefs quite fascinating, particularly the story of the broken moon and how they came to be The characters are great as well Nevertheless, I felt like this took me forever to read okay like 6 days It is quite long and it does drag in many parts It is a duology so where certain aspects of the novel 3.5 stars I love the concept of this book The role twins have in each other s lives and how it s the norm in this world and in fact singleborns are the rare occurrence I found a lot of their beliefs quite fascinating, particularly the story of the broken moon and how they came to be The characters are great as well Nevertheless, I felt like this...I think my expectations may have been too high, or ive read way to many YA fantasies lately, but im extremley underwhelmed Interesting concept but the storyline was so back and forth, not really one for me Full review to come closer to publication date.

The Diminished
  • 27 June 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 384 pages
  • 1335016414
  • Kaitlyn Sage Patterson
  • The Diminished