Title: The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost, #1)
Author: C.L. Clark
Release Date: 23rd March 2021
Pages: 528
Publisher: Orbit
Blurb from Goodreads:
Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill
and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts.
But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a
rebellion, and the ties of blood may be stronger than she
thought.
Luca needs a turncoat. Someone desperate
enough to tiptoe the bayonet's edge between treason and orders.
Someone who can sway the rebels toward peace, while Luca focuses on
what really matters: getting her uncle off her throne.
Through
assassinations and massacres, in bedrooms and war rooms, Touraine and
Luca will haggle over the price of a nation. But some things aren't
for sale.
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My Review:
*I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Little, Brown Book Group and NetGalley*
-DNF @62% -
Touraine was one of many children taken from their homeland and trained as soldiers for the empire. Now a lieutenant, Touraine and her company are being sent back home to quell the rising rebellion.
Luca needs to convince her uncle that she is ready to take her rightful place as queen. She is determined to make peace with the rebels and needs someone to act as an intermediary.
Luca's intentions may be good, but can she bring peace when tensions are rising?
Will being back in her homeland make Touraine question where her loyalty should lie?
This is one of the fantasy novels that I have seen around a lot this year, and as a fantasy fan I was excited to read it. However, it ended up being not for me.
Touraine and Luca were protagonists that I felt sorry for, but I didn't feel that I really connected with them properly, which meant that I wasn't invested in what happened to them.
The setting was interesting, as was one of the main themes of colonialism, which we got to see from both points of view.
The plot was enjoyable to begin with, but rather slow, which after a while, led to me becoming bored. It got to the point where I didn't want to pick the book back up and I decided to DNF.
I'm really disappointed that I didn't enjoy this more as the diversity appealed to me.
Overall, this unfortunately wasn't for me.
