Laços de Sangue by Pamela FreemanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a really pleasant surprise! I had it in my bookshelf for some time now and didn't manage to read more than half of it, then I'd drop it, and I don't remember why. But this time, I finally finished it!
This is the story of several people that live in different domains, but we have our three (sort of three) main characters: Bramble, literally a free spirit; Ash, a boy who's training to be a "security guard"; and Saker, the one we least know about but is some kind of wizard. What do they have in common? They are Travelers, people who are cast aside by the "new" people, the people of Acton. The three of them are guided by their blood and, consequently, by the Gods and other superior powers.
This story was slow but a really good surprise. It's completely different from the other fantasy romances I've read, so so different, and it stood out in a good way because of it. I really loved the fact that the characters interact with the Gods and the ghosts, but don't get me wrong, these ghosts have nothing to do with the ghosts in other stories, not is this a horror story. With this said, the worldbuilding IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, it's so amazing, it's honestly the strong point of this book, but the characters are so strong as well, it's wonderful. The characters seemed completely realistic and you could relate to them in several levels. As much as I like Bramble and relate somewhat to her, Ash still managed to be my favorite. I found that I could relate a lot to his feelings and his emotions, more so than with Bramble. The emotions the characters feel are extremely well written, that it doesn't exactly get boring although it has very little action. What I also really liked were the small chapters, written in first person, of others characters that Bramble and Ash would encounter on their separate journeys, as it gave us some background for that characters even if they didn't appear ever again. Maybe they'll show up in book two.
But sometimes, just sometimes, it would get slightly boring reading the story of a different character that barely had anything to do with the story. Also, the back and forth between POV's sometimes made me slightly angry because I want to know what happens next to Bramble, not Ash, and vice-versa. As it has little action, it can get somewhat boring, but it never makes you really drop the book forever. I'm pretty sure I dropped it before for external reasons and not because of the book itself, as I wanted to come back for it for a long long time. I really liked the ending, but I must also warn you (and I don't know if this is a spoiler so I'll mark it as such, but don't worry, I don't say anything about the fate of the characters nor how it ended) that (view spoiler), but mainly because this is the first book of a trilogy so it was a very good way to introduce the characters and the world, so it was a perfect way to build up the story.
All in all, this is a really different and amazing fantasy story, that grabs elements that make it seem completely different from anything ever written. It's perfectly written, world and character wise, and I could relate to the characters completely, although the pace was just slightly too slow for me, and it doesn't have much action (but IT DOES have action). But I also believe this was the buildup for the second book, and so that one will have more action. Not that that means that it will be better, because the essence of this book is in the details. May the second book be available in a book store near me, I'll buy it.
View all my reviews
Sem comentários:
Enviar um comentário