Tuesday, March 19, 2019

From Breath and Ruin (Elements of Five #1) by Carrie Ann Ryan



Blurb:
In her YA debut, New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan dives into a world with magic and sacrifice with the Elements of Five.

Five hundred years ago, the Maison Realm was shattered, divided into warring kingdoms of elemental Wielders with fate and truth shadowed and uncertain. Now, factions of both the light and dark venture into the human realm in search of the prophesied Spirit Priestess who is said to Wield the Elements of Five to bring the two fractured kingdoms together.

Lyric has no idea that there's a realm outside the human one she lives in. When fate and circumstances are pulled from her hands after an accident, she finds out that nothing is as it seems.

War is raging around her, and when Lyric realizes that they are searching for her, she must rely on those she once trusted as she trains: a boy who isn't who she thought, and a new realm of warriors who have come to protect her.

For the darkness is coming, and the Queen of Obscurité wants to ensure that the King of Lumière can't get his hands on Lyric. And the only way to ensure that is if Lyric herself is no more...no matter the cost to prophecy.

My review:
From Breath and Ruin is a YA fantasy coming of age story. It starts out really slow but develops the world and characters along the way. I almost put it down as I really didn’t like Lyric but as our group moves along we get to see glimpses of the woman Lyric could become. I will be reading the next installment to see how she evolves. The character I really liked, Braelynn, has already evolved and I can’t wait to see how she handles it. Overall a good beginning.

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