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Just finished Nirel, an upcoming release from @sarahrajah_author who kindly sent me an ARC 🥰 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ So I was not expecting to be sucked in by this book! 😂 The magic system is really well developed, which I love - it's the one thing about fantasy novels that keeps me addicted in adulthood, so it's great to see this in an independently published book. The characters are really well written: Nirel remains a relatable character despite her powers and her relationship development with the other characters occurs very naturally and believably. The secondary characters are all fleshed out and dynamic - Bernard is my personal favourite: he reminds me a bit of Davos in Game of Thrones, very down to earth and fatherly. This is what I would describe as romantic fantasy, leaning more towards the romance: while there are political aspects to it, it's more character driven and focussed on character relationships. (Keep an eye out for that one really spicy scene: I realized a tad too late that I had ventured on a NSFW bit on my phone when sitting in a tightly crowded hospital canteen at work, which left me a tad red-faced lol 😂) It reminds me of A Court of Thorns and Roses in its genre and writing style, with a few similar story notes. While I think the prose style itself is a bit simple and to the point for my personal taste (I'm used to big tomes of fantasy novels punctuated by indepth descriptions of massive feast menus, coughGeorgeRRMartincough), I think it works well with the pace of the novel. The sequence of events is so fast paced that floral language or any huge character introspection would crank it to a halt, so it works great for the purposes of this book. It hooked me from the get-go with its story - Rajah is a dab hand at a cliffhanger 😂 A sequel is also in the works, which is brilliant news and which I will definitely be keeping an eye out for 🥰 . . . . . #bookreviews #fivestarreviews #fantasyseries #nirel #sarahrajah #independantauthor #bookstagrammer #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnkkjzrr93x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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