Five Broken BladesMai Corland || Publication Date - 07.05.2024
A thief, a strongman, a spy, an assassin, a nobleman, and an exiled prince add up to a ring of liars.
Fantasy
As they all gather to begin their journey to a treasonous end, they kill for each other, bleed and care for each other... and some even fall for one another. However, not one of them trusts any other as far as they could throw them.
Betrayal is rampant, no one truly knows what's happening until it's too late and by that time, they're all as good as dead.
The Review (may contain spoilers)
Multicast novels are a new one for me, generally the most POV's I'm following are from a simple romance duo. I am loving how different and unique each of the characters are feeling. It's well written enough to me to distinguish between the characters we are following and I appreciate they all have their own dialogue styles which feel natural.
The tropes in this book between everyone is making this so much more enjoyable and I'm thriving reading this novel. Even though they're all on a mission to kill a God King, I can't escape the fun banter between everyone. Some have known each other for a few days and others have known each other since they were children. They all have different motivations for attempting the assassination, and it's so much fun watching each of them navigate the situations they're dealing with within their internal monologues.
Of the three pairs which we are introduced to through the story I am obsessed with Ty and Sora. Not only is their dynamic the kind of trope I eat up in romance, but Sora is such a well written character to me. She's got so much on her plate and in her mind, yet through it all she seems the most relateable - despite never being in a situation where I could even possibly relate to her circumstances. Sora is such a bad ass and I love her so much.
My biggest gripe with characters was Royo. His chapters after a certain stage always sounded the same, just worded differently. Everyone else had something unique to say, even if there was some rehashing of previous character concerns. Royo effectively sounded like a broken record and this really diminished his character as the story went on for me. Like we get it, your girl died and you don't want to get close to another again for fear of her also being killed... genuinely Royo thinks about nothing else...
One small thing which threw me while reading was a common saying for us. Someone being 'down to Earth'. It's not so much of a negative, but it jarred me out of the story when a character described another in that exact phrasing. I assumed this was taking place in a fictional world, so seeing Earth referenced when realistically it doesn't appear to exist was a little weird lol.
Overall Thoughts
I had such a great time reading this book. A lot of people have compared it to 'Six of Crows' by Leigh Bardugo, which is a favourite for a lot of readers I follow that have similar taste to me. Definitely going to have to pick that one up sooner rather than later if this is the case. If you are a fan of 'Six of Crows', maybe this is a sign to give this a try if you haven't already.
What I will say is I am 100% going to be continuing this series. I love the characters (mostly) and the world is interesting. Definitely cannot wait to see what happens in the next instalments!
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