Viviene Noel

First a huge thank you to Viviene Noel for an arc of A Curse of Blood and Power. I love fantasy but I don't really read a whole lot of newer fantasy, I like to stick to the older epic fantasies but when I came across this book via Instagram I knew I had to read it. Something about the combination of the cover, the name, and the synopsis blended magically and caught my attention immediately.

When I first started reading I was slightly overwhelmed. Straight off we are introduced to multiple characters, multiple points of view and it made me a little nervous but pushing on after the first couple chapters I wall pulled so deeply in to this incredible world Noel has built that aside from a couple minor characters I had no trouble keeping up at all. I am so glad I didn't let the initial nervousness put me off because this book is absolutely incredible!

Noel is a very gifted writer, spinning words and details and history to create an absolutely enthralling book that will please any fantasy fan. The characters, while a little difficult to separate at first, quickly become unmistakable, each written with so much depth it's hard to remember they live only in these pages, sadly.

I absolutely need the second installment in this series. Viviene Noel has dropped a masterpiece in to our hands and you will NOT want to miss this one.

overall rating slightly higher than 4 out of 5. Definitely one to keep a very close eye on for progress updates regarding the next release
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