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Book Review: Where Shadows Lie: Book One of The Last Gift
Posted on 22/04/2020 14:40:31Where Shadows Lie: Book One of The Last Gift by Pescatore, Allegra
My rating: 4.5 bright stars
For an astonishing debut by an Indie author to watch for.
Where Shadows Lie has a huge page count as both first in series and debut novels go and yet, it reads pretty fast.
Perhaps due to the wonderful combination between a fast paced plot and a huge variety of fully fleshed-out tridimensional characters, on the background of an impressingly vivid, lush and finely structured world.
Add to it a lot of plot twists and edge-of-the-seat political intrigue, ethical dilemmas, both personal as well as general and there you go - the perfect recipe for an intriguing and unputdownable read.
I for one admit I found it pretty difficult to set it down.
There are so many downright impressive things to note about this novel, that doesn't really read like a debut novel at all.
The wordbuilding is excellent and so is the prose.
The characters are all masterfully built; flawed and perfectly relatable with. Each and everyone of them in different shades of gray, just like any normal human out there. And Elenor the most complex and impressive of them all. She is clearly the hero and yet, she makes so many mistakes and walks that very fine line in between datkness and light. I love the way she was written.
The cultures are downright astonishing and the world... impressive.
I also loved the way the LGBTQ community was represented. Because here the sexuality was not what defined the characters, it was just an integral part of their being.
Tons of action and a LOT of political intrigue and scheaming are nicely balanced with both drama and humour. However, some of the political intrigue parts seemed to drag at times for me and that is also the reason I'm not rating it a full 5.
And yet, I am looking forward to the sequel because, as a whole, this was a downright impressive book!
Copy received from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you Allegra Pescatore!
I truly loved this.
Check out this book and more of Allegra Pescatore over at https://www.authorallegra.com
For an astonishing debut by an Indie author to watch for.
Where Shadows Lie has a huge page count as both first in series and debut novels go and yet, it reads pretty fast.
Perhaps due to the wonderful combination between a fast paced plot and a huge variety of fully fleshed-out tridimensional characters, on the background of an impressingly vivid, lush and finely structured world.
Add to it a lot of plot twists and edge-of-the-seat political intrigue, ethical dilemmas, both personal as well as general and there you go - the perfect recipe for an intriguing and unputdownable read.
I for one admit I found it pretty difficult to set it down.
There are so many downright impressive things to note about this novel, that doesn't really read like a debut novel at all.
The wordbuilding is excellent and so is the prose.
The characters are all masterfully built; flawed and perfectly relatable with. Each and everyone of them in different shades of gray, just like any normal human out there. And Elenor the most complex and impressive of them all. She is clearly the hero and yet, she makes so many mistakes and walks that very fine line in between datkness and light. I love the way she was written.
The cultures are downright astonishing and the world... impressive.
I also loved the way the LGBTQ community was represented. Because here the sexuality was not what defined the characters, it was just an integral part of their being.
Tons of action and a LOT of political intrigue and scheaming are nicely balanced with both drama and humour. However, some of the political intrigue parts seemed to drag at times for me and that is also the reason I'm not rating it a full 5.
And yet, I am looking forward to the sequel because, as a whole, this was a downright impressive book!
Copy received from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you Allegra Pescatore!
I truly loved this.
Check out this book and more of Allegra Pescatore over at https://www.authorallegra.com
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