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All the Stars and Teeth

(All the Stars and Teeth #1)

Adalyn Grace (Goodreads Author)

3.74 · Rating details · 11,933 ratings · 2,535 reviews

Set in a kingdom where danger lurks beneath the sea, mermaids seek vengeance with song, and magic is a choice.

She will reign.

As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer — the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it’s never been a choice. To secure her place as heir ...more

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Feb 01, 2018 Tomi Adeyemi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

THIS BOOK YOU GUYS

I was lucky enough to read an early draft of this book because the and i LOVED IT

Picture Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road leading her own Pirates Of The Carribean Ship

This epic sea adventure empowering as hell, exciting, bloody, and it takes no prisoners! It's also powerful--there are parts of this books that gave me goosebumps.

I can't WAIT to read the final draft and then I can't wait for everyone else to read it so we can geek out about it together!!

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Feb 20, 2020 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: own, owlcrate, hardback-own, young-adult

$2.99 kindle US today 9/24/20

*******

Holy shit ass snacks!. Wait, let me show you the pretty cover that came in my Owlcrate box!

Okay, holy shit ass snacks!! I thought I was falling off the rail with ya books but this book kicked ass! And to think, I was going to dnf this book because the beginning was all like: a princess, she’s not allowed to do shit, put her in a damn dress when she wants to be included in more important things, make her do some dumbass magic ceremony to prove her worth. Yada ...more

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Feb 08, 2020 jessica rated it really liked it

finally! a new YA fantasy release that i actually found to be entirely enjoyable. 2020 is finally looking up!

yes, its full of tropes and predictable material, but THE ADVENTURE! its fun, its fresh, its exciting. the entire journey of the story is what kept me hooked. it made me long for a life where i sail the seven seas, and i hate the ocean, so thats saying something. lol. with mermaids, pirates, legendary sea monsters, and blood magic, there is never a dull moment. yes, the adventure could be ...more

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Oct 27, 2020 Miranda Reads rated it liked it

Shelves: grchoice_round1, audiobook, published2020

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The Written Review

Amora Montara knows she's her kingdom's only hope as the next High Animancer (master of souls).

She's been training all her life to wield Soul Magic - which allows her to control and destroy enemies of her country.

However, it is a fickle power. One where if it goes wrong, there are disastrous consequences.

On the very night she was supposed to demonstrate complete and utter mast ...more

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May 05, 2020 Samantha rated it really liked it

TW: some blood magic/self harm

This was an unexpected delight. The world is lush and well described, with a ocean vibe that could have been cheesy but I really enjoyed. There were a few tropes that I thought would be typical and predictable, but they actually got turned in their head in this story and felt new. Our main character is flawed while still being ultimately determined to be a good leader in a way that I don’t always find believable when it’s been done in other books. The romance is al ...more

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Feb 01, 2018 Adalyn Grace rated it it was amazing · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2018, recommended

December 5, 2020 UPDATE:

Signed and personalized copies are available for order through Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore

--CONTENT WARNINGS--

Now that ARCs are beginning to circulate, I also wanted to hop on here and talk about some of the content warnings in this book. Skip now, if you don't want to read them:

Violence and Death: There are 7 main forms of magic in this book. One of the most commonly used ones is violent in nature, requiring blood/skin/bones, or other parts of the body. The methods ...more

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Feb 06, 2020 Arini rated it liked it · review of another edition

“I am Amora Montara, Princess of Visidia, and I will be the future High Animancer. I am the right choice. The only choice. And I will protect my kingdom.”

This book is full of MAGNIFICENT characters and DANGEROUS adventures. I enjoyed reading the heck out of it. However, it’s also just like any other typical YA fantasy books—which I’m not gonna lie, the whole gig is getting a little too old for me. I’m not about to put words in your mouth and tell you not to read it because if you’re ...more

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May 14, 2019 Candace Robinson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I love pirates, but have been let down with a lot of the pirate-type books! However, here is one that totally changed my mind! I'll also add that the cover is one of my favorites of the year!

Amora was pretty freaking awesome! I easily connected with her and what she was going through and had to face! Then there were the boys! I loved Bastian and Ferrick, especially Bastion, though! And Vataea has my heart! She was vicious and lovable at the same time! The bond between the crew was one that I wou ...more

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Mar 25, 2020 Val ⚓️ Shameless Non-Snowflake ⚓️ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: magic, 0-in-my-library-read, 3-stars, ya-fantasy, royals, book-of-the-month, low-or-no-steam, enemies-to-lovers

3.25 YA Fantasy Stars

I am not really into the pirate genre...or books about ships...or YA fantasy as much lately, if I'm truly honest...and yet something about this blurb intrigued me when I got my Book of the Month picks for February.

I told myself I could only buy more YA books if I read any new ones right away and started to make some headway with the scores already completely littering my shelves. So here we are.

I thought this was a really solid start to a new YA fantasy series. I trudged t ...more

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Jan 31, 2020 Angelica rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2020, reviewed, two-star, fantasy, arc, release-2020

Well, that was… painfully average

First, let it be known that this is in no way a ‘bad book'. The writing was decent. The characters are likable. The plot is engaging enough. But I’ve definitely read this book before. Many, many times. And I’m sure you have too.

I could call every reveal, every twist, every next step of the story. It follows the same formula as countless YA fantasies out there, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing!

If you like those stories and aren’t in the market for anything Well, that was… painfully average

First, let it be known that this is in no way a ‘bad book'. The writing was decent. The characters are likable. The plot is engaging enough. But I’ve definitely read this book before. Many, many times. And I’m sure you have too.

I could call every reveal, every twist, every next step of the story. It follows the same formula as countless YA fantasies out there, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing!

If you like those stories and aren’t in the market for anything particularly new, then totally read this one. It’s not a bad book, and many of you will love it. I just wasn’t one of those people.

Even though I didn’t love it, I still did have a good time reading it. Whenever I picked it up I would fly through it. The problem was that when I put it down for whatever reason, I never felt the urge to pick it back up. I didn’t have the need to know what happened next and how it was all going to play out because, as I said, I already knew the formula and could already guess what was to come.

In the end, I did enjoy this book. It was decent and quick to read. Also, Ferrick deserves some love. This boy went through so much. I felt so bad for him. They were literally using him for parts at some points, a thing that I found both tragic and hilarious.

The romance was predictable and felt a bit shallow. The two characters barely knew each other. Also, you know in stories when one character will keep a huge secret from the other and they have this huge confrontation when character A asks "why didn't you tell me. Didn't you trust me?" and Character B goes into this whole apology speech and promises to trust them?

I hate that.

And it's not something that only this book has. So much of YA has this. In fact, a lot of stories have this but I hate it most in YA because it usually happens between two characters that barely know each other and have no reason to be spilling their deepest secrets.

It's like, of course, they didn't tell you! Why would they tell this to someone they meet two weeks ago!

So, yeah, I guess I recommend it. I don’t doubt that many people will like it. But be cautious, the synopsis on Goodreads says, “for fans of Stephanie Garber’s Caraval and Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass series” and that is exactly what it is, for better or worse. It felt at times like it was trying very hard to emulate those other books. ...more

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Oct 11, 2019 Helena of Eretz ✰ rated it really liked it

Shelves: favourites, arcs, signed, pirates, young-adult, hardback

I received this complimentary ARC from the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.

I LOVED THIS! There was so much fun and adventure!

I love anything that takes place at sea and this didn’t disappoint. It had such a unique magic system. There were pirates and mermaids and sea monsters and various islands and ... it was just FUN!

Of course, there were the usual politics and drama that comes with characters being members of the royal family, but it’s been a while since I’ve read a book that was ...more

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May 11, 2020 Grace rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, pub-2020, r-fantasy-bingo-2020, owned-hardcover, pirates, read-2020, young-adult, female-author, mermaids-and-sirens

I loved this book!! It checks so many of my boxes. YA fantasy? Check! Pirates? Check! Mermaids? Check! A lovely romance? Check!

Amora is a princess and the heir that will one day rule Visidia. To prove that she deserves to rule, Amora must display that she can use her soul magic and control it without it controlling her, since it is a dangerous magic that can cause mass death if used incorrectly. When Amora's demonstration doesn't go as planned, she is forced to run away from her home island of I loved this book!! It checks so many of my boxes. YA fantasy? Check! Pirates? Check! Mermaids? Check! A lovely romance? Check!

Amora is a princess and the heir that will one day rule Visidia. To prove that she deserves to rule, Amora must display that she can use her soul magic and control it without it controlling her, since it is a dangerous magic that can cause mass death if used incorrectly. When Amora's demonstration doesn't go as planned, she is forced to run away from her home island of Arida with Bastian, who is a pirate. The two are accompanied by a stowaway, Ferrick, who was meant to marry Amora, and the three of them travel throughout the kingdom and eventually meet a mermaid named Vataea as well. Amora begins to find out that some of her kingdom's secrets have been kept from her, and she wants to discover all she can about the kingdom she will one day rule, and the kingdom she might soon have to save.

Actual Rating: 4.2

Let me warn you by saying that the first 50 or so pages of this are pretty terrible. It was boring and I didn't have enough interest in the characters or plot to want to keep reading. Even the prose was a little annoying in the beginning. We were introduced to several characters, including Amora's parents, her aunt, Mira, and Casem. They are never really fleshed out and I would have liked to have seen more from them. Hopefully, these characters will get a chance to become a little more three dimensional in the sequel.

I also didn't particularly like Amora. She was very naive and I thought I would give her a free pass because she is young and has been sheltered by her parents, but she continues to make poor decisions later on. At least she has flaws, but it didn't help to endear me to her, especially since she seems to think she is edgy, repeatedly calling herself a monster. On the other hand, I do like it when Amora deals with leadership. A large part of her identity is her desire to lead her kingdom, but I like how well Amora deals with issues within her own little crew throughout the story. When she sees a problem and someone else is the perfect person to fix it, she doesn't hesitate to delegate the task, but she also isn't afraid to take action herself when she knows she can help. I liked this because it shows that Amora might be a future ruler because she was born into a royal family, but she isn't just a ruler. Amora is a leader.

Bastian and Vataea were by far my favorite characters. I had hoped that Bastian would be a little more pirate-y, but I loved him all the same. Vataea was very interesting and I feel like she has so many more stories locked inside her, which I hope will be shared in the sequel. I'm also curious about Keel Haul. Is there a story behind where she got her name? How was she originally obtained? I have so many questions. If we never find out more I will be sorely disappointed, because it will be a missed opportunity.

There are also subtle feminist themes, which I adored. It was nothing particularly shocking, but the period scene was a great addition and I support it wholeheartedly.

P.S. If you want a fun treat, check the copyright warning. No other copyright warning will ever compare. ...more

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Jan 19, 2020 Chelsea Humphrey rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley, recommended, from-publisher, bookstagram-made-me-do-it

All the cover love here! While my rating is middle of the road, I'd ask you to take my thoughts with a grain of salt, as I am NOT the target audience, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with this book. I think it's more a case of right book, wrong reader, mainly due to my fickle mood lately and my having read so many pirate themed YA fantasy books in the past year. The writing was really well done and I have no doubt that the author is one we'll see many great things from in the years ahead. ...more

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Jun 30, 2020 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it really liked it

Ship ahoy! Hurrah! Pirates of Caribbean dances with darker versions Peter Pan and Little Mermaid !

There is a lot of things for me to adore this journey:

Amora: flawed but brace and mature for own age, born to be a leader and likable heroine.

Bastian: charming pirate, powerful, charismatic, witty and so far my favorite character of the book( reminds me of Colin O’Donoghue’s performance as Captain Killian “Hook”Jones at OUAT. Actually his interactions with Amora reminded me of Emma Swan and Hook’s s Ship ahoy! Hurrah! Pirates of Caribbean dances with darker versions Peter Pan and Little Mermaid !

There is a lot of things for me to adore this journey:

Amora: flawed but brace and mature for own age, born to be a leader and likable heroine.

Bastian: charming pirate, powerful, charismatic, witty and so far my favorite character of the book( reminds me of Colin O’Donoghue’s performance as Captain Killian “Hook”Jones at OUAT. Actually his interactions with Amora reminded me of Emma Swan and Hook’s story at the series!)

A vicious, killer mermaid:Vataea already stole the spotlight. Could a supporting character be better than the heroine? Yes, she definitely could! I chant for her! She is amazing!

The world building, dark powers of magic theme and feminism vibes of the story worked also well.

I loved the loyalty and beautiful bounding of the crew.

Action packed parts were written rivetingly. The ending was also breathtaking and intriguing enough to make you read the conclusion of the story.

When you put romance, world of pirates, magic, mermaids, moving dialogues into an equation with a remarkable cover: this means I’m sold at the first sight.

Only thing made me cut one star was the slow and flat beginning of the story.

In the beginning: we’re introduced with Amora who is princess and the heir who will rule the kingdom in near future. We start to learn about her family dynamics, her father’s over protective attitudes, her aunts. Then we witness Amora’s soul magic demonstration which is important for her to prove she is powerful enough to control the magic for becoming strong leader but as you may see her demonstration doesn’t go well as it was planned. She is involuntarily pushes to leave her home and makes an agreement with charming pirate to bring him his stolen magic back which take them to the dangerous journey to face with powerful monsters, vengeful mermaids. Amora slowly starts to realize the kingdom has its own secrets. She has to deal with them properly to become a true leader.

I think till the journey on the ship starts, the book was solid three starred read for me but after passing first quarter of the book, the real magic starts to grow on you.

I’m giving shiny, adventurous, dazzling, entertaining four stars and i cannot wait to get my hands on to the next installment! Hurrah! ...more

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Oct 10, 2020 Kiki marked it as i-am-but-a-mortal-woman · review of another edition

Shelves: lost-the-will-to-live, ya

I've DNFed more books that I care to lately, but nowadays when I say I don't have time for boring books, I really mean it. Since I'm studying and attending college for up to 30 hours a week (ha! Get that education, bruh!), I genuinely have to ration my time, and that means not gritting my teeth through books like this, which are the literary equivalent of candy floss: partially corporeal, not something you go out looking for but tend to pick up as an impulse buy. I always see candy floss and buy ...more

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Nov 12, 2019 Adrienne Young rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Adalyn Grace has delivered a phenomenal debut, filled with unexpected magic and a fiery female protagonist. Readers will fall hard for this high seas adventure!

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May 26, 2019 Tucker (TuckerTheReader) marked it as not-released-tbr · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy

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Jan 26, 2021 Paige ♠ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: high-fantasy, 3-stars, library-book

This is a very standard and well done YA novel, but as someone that leans more towards adult lately, it wasn't amazing for me.

✅ THE MAGICAL WORLD and different types of magic were really creative. I had never seen some of the magical practices and applications before so it was refreshing to see something new for once!

❌ SOUL MAGIC WAS NOT MY FAVORITE and even though it was definitely unique, I just didn't like it. Maybe I'm being too logical, but it just seemed like a very impractical form of ma ...more

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Aug 22, 2020 Sara rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, fantasy, fiction, young-adult

ARC received in exchange for an honest review.

2.5 stars.

All the Stars and Teeth has an interesting premise – a princess with a unique and dangerous magic who must take her throne by showing her might, but ends up on the run with a mysterious and snarky pirate who wants to save the world. It has all the elements of a good YA fantasy, but unfortunately I just didn’t find this unique enough to stand out.

I really enjoyed the sea aspects of the story. Grace makes it very easy for the reader to imagin ARC received in exchange for an honest review.

2.5 stars.

All the Stars and Teeth has an interesting premise – a princess with a unique and dangerous magic who must take her throne by showing her might, but ends up on the run with a mysterious and snarky pirate who wants to save the world. It has all the elements of a good YA fantasy, but unfortunately I just didn’t find this unique enough to stand out.

I really enjoyed the sea aspects of the story. Grace makes it very easy for the reader to imagine this magical island world, where each island represents a different type of magic. We have wind weavers and healers, time manipulators and soul stealers. Each magical system feels distinct and interesting, but I don’t think we really got to examine a lot of the world itself to fully appreciate this.

There’s also plenty of action, and the pacing is pretty good as we hop from island to island, but the plot itself is extremely predictable and one I’ve seen done a hundred times before. AT times, the logic is also rather questionable, with characters with specific traits that are needed to advance the plot just happening upon our group. I won’t even go into all the ways the mermaid character just didn’t make sense to me, how she is basically just there as a deus ex machina, and woefully underdeveloped. She had so much potential to be this sassy, smart mouthed independent woman…and she just felt very one dimensional.

I also didn’t really feel connected to the other characters. Amora is a very stereotypical YA princess, one of those ‘I’m just a girl’ chosen types who can miraculously slay sea demons and wants to do everything for the better of the kingdom. It got old rather quickly, and I just wanted to see more of a personality and character growth. The hints of romance were quite good, and I did get invested in the overt sexual tension and sort of love triangle that isn’t – but again, why try and pair everyone off? Not everyone needs a love interest to be a worthwhile character.

That said, this was a reasonably fun ride despite the tropes. The writing is good, and I felt invested enough in the plot to want to find out what happened. I just won’t be in a hurry to pick up the concluding book. ...more

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Dec 27, 2020 birdie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

why is it always 1am when I finish good books?

okay but for real, I loved this even more than the first time I read it! there’s something about Adalyn Grace’s writing style that makes me feel as if I’m in the story. like, I’m not even absorbing the story at this point, the story is absorbing me (d-does that make sense?).

can we just appreciate the dark feel this has to it, too? it’s literally a story with dark magic set at sea...can you hear me scream? I don’t know about you but I’m absolute tras ...more

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Feb 14, 2020 kayla rated it did not like it · review of another edition

the author studied storytelling as an intern for the legend of korra cartoon series, and you can absolutely tell. just not in a great way; this felt like an amateurish novelized version of a movie, not like a proper novel.

the writing was almost entirely tell not show, the plot twists were predictable at best, the characters never grew at all (at least certainly not in any sincere way), and every single thing about this book felt rushed and stiff.

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Jan 30, 2021 Paperback rated it it was ok · review of another edition

My initial thoughts were is this Red Queen in reverse?

Included in my January Wrap Up video youtube.com/watch?v=NBn9SQpYUvQ

I could tell from the first chapter that I probably wasn't going to like this but the trooper I am I ploughed on. You can smell the love triangle from chapter 3.

The protagonist Amora is a self-centred, privileged, entitled, spoilt brat. Huh ok then mayb- NO, THERE IS LITTLE TO NO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

I thought there was a fairly good twist towards the end - but the ending fe ...more

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Jan 13, 2020 ✨Brithanie Faith✨ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, netgalley

5/5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

e-ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

It's official! All The Stars And Teeth is my first 5 star read of the decade! I had a feeling I would love this when I first heard the synopsis, but I had no idea just how much this book would mean to me!

If you've added this to your TBR's because one of your buzz-words is pirates, mermaids, or sea creatures- I don't think you'll be disappointed! The magic in this is also unique from anything I've pers ...more

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Mar 26, 2020 Beth rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2020-reads, 4-stars, book-subscritpions, book-series

I feel very tense after reading that, I’ll write a proper review tomorrow :)

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Mar 31, 2020 Drewthereader20 rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, hardcover, tbr-shelf, 2020-favorites, 2020-reads, own-books, new-releases, debut-authors, audiobook, buddy-reads

Wow! What another great debut that I have read this month. So sad I have to wait till next year for the sequel...
Also another buddy reading I did with my best friend Heather!(:

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Apr 13, 2020 Alexandra ✨Reading By Starlight✨ rated it it was amazing

That was so freaking good. The pirate book of my dreams. 😍😍😍

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Jan 19, 2020 The Nerd Daily rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Nathalie DeFelice

I could not (read: would not) put this book down. From start to finish, I was hooked into this fantasy tale full of pirates, soul-magic wielding princesses, and mermaids! Amora was a riveting character, full of vicious determination and iron will. She’s not going to let fear keep her from saving her kingdom. Plus, if you like roguishly handsome pirates with a chip or two on their shoulder, then it’s safe to say you’re going to f Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Nathalie DeFelice

I could not (read: would not) put this book down. From start to finish, I was hooked into this fantasy tale full of pirates, soul-magic wielding princesses, and mermaids! Amora was a riveting character, full of vicious determination and iron will. She’s not going to let fear keep her from saving her kingdom. Plus, if you like roguishly handsome pirates with a chip or two on their shoulder, then it’s safe to say you’re going to fall hard for this book. You should definitely add it to your TBR!

Amora Montara has been training all her life to take on the mantle of High Animancer, a master of the soul magic that only the people in her family can wield. In order to secure her as the heir to the throne, she has never been given another choice in what magic to practice. However, when the ceremony to display her magic goes wrong, she flees, and is forced to strike a deal with the ever mysterious pirate Bastian. He’ll help her prove she’s fit to rule, if she helps him get his magic back. While sailing, Amora finds more wonder and danger than ever before, along with a vengeful mermaid, and an unexpected stowaway. She’ll have to conquer the dangers they face, or risk losing Visidia to the darkness forever.

Let me start off by saying that I was honestly hooked on to this story from the moment I read the summary, and it definitely starts strong. It’s a fast-paced story with very high stakes, and I was on edge of my seat the entire time I was reading it. I love the tension at the beginning of the story, Amora’s nerves and worry about the ceremony bleed through the page. Most of her emotions do, actually. Although she tries to wear this unwavering mask of calm, there’s a bottomless swirl of thoughts and feelings going through this young woman that I can’t help but want to know more about her.

Bastian’s character is also great (he’s a pirate, what more need be said?). He’s good at making himself be mysterious, but with an acerbic wit that is quite on par with Amora. The tension between these two at the beginning of the story is palpable. There’s so much that Amora and Bastian are both trying to make the other believe, and the friction is so good. Then there’s Ferrick, our sneaky stowaway. He tries to act like a big lunk, but he’s honestly a big old goof. The interactions between him and Bastian were my favourite, because they start to develop a bit of a bromance toward the end. Then there’s our vengeful mermaid, Vataea. Man, what a woman. She’s got a grudge bigger than the ocean is deep I’m sure. She’s also not afraid of a little chaos for the sake of chaos. Definitely my kind of gal.

My goodness, there’s definitely a lot of world building happening, but more importantly, I loved the depiction of the magic system. There’s six different magic types going on, and people are only allowed to practice one. Soul magic is the sole (ha) exception. The only people allowed to practice soul magic are the royal family. The reasoning behind this is both fascinating, but also dark. Basically, this magic is so powerful, you can only be named the High Animancer if you can display control over the magic, otherwise it’s an all-consuming magic. This magic uses blood and bones, and there were moments where this was a little graphic. There’s something more to the story, and it’s precisely what Amora wants to find out. There’s a seventh magic that’s developed, cursed magic, which is spreading through the realm and it’s up to Amora to stop it. My favourite magic was definitely the enchantment magic.

There’s definitely romance in this book, and I love how a lot of things were handled regarding this aspect, particularly at the end of the book. There’s a lot of talk about having the choice to do something vs. having it taken away, and I was there for it. I can’t go into too much detail without spoiling the story, but it’s definitely something I think a lot of readers will enjoy seeing. I love development of romance that doesn’t sacrifice the development of the characters. There’s so much life in this story, and I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book.

Nothing is black and white in this story, and it makes all the difference, even with the antagonist. I loved to see how good intentions became corrupted and created more chaos. On the other side, I also enjoyed seeing how despite the corruption, there was still a goodness instilled in certain populations of the realm. They may not trust every stranger they come upon, but it’s for good reason.

This story is a 10/10 for me. It’s beautiful storytelling, with strong characters that readers will surely adore. I can’t wait to have a finished copy sitting on my shelf. More importantly, who would want to miss out on pirates! ...more

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Mar 15, 2020 Vanessa ♛Queen Alchemy ϟ Novel Nerd Faction♛ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, fantasy, wish-list-physical, adventure, own-ebook-read, reviewed, cover-love, young-adult, 2020-reading-challenge, 2020-new-release-challenge

This book was simply intoxicating! This is one of those books that you want to read again immediately after you finish it because the story comes so alive in you.

This is such a richly imagined world. I was mesmerized by all of the different magics within this world and the islands on the map where they originated. I loved all of the distinctive world-building related to the different islands and magics. I also liked the ocean and ships. I felt like I was truly a part of this world while reading ...more

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Feb 27, 2018 Cindy ✩☽♔ marked it as to-read

Fierce princess + pirates?

Well, I guess I'll just keep riding this train until it runs out of gas lol ...more

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Mar 16, 2020 Jessie Sedai of the Black Ajah🥀🐍 rated it it was ok · review of another edition

This was my most anticipated release of 2020.

There are some books that have the power to transport you. They evoke your senses, they tether you to another world. They are powerful enough to make it seem like you are watching a movie through your mind's eye.

And then there are books like this.

I'm not going to sugarcoat it - I really didn't like this book. Everything about it felt extremely flat. The characters were cardboard cutouts. They were tropey, fanfictiony, protagonist worshipping zombies. ...more

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Adalyn Grace is a New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars and Teeth, which was named “2020’s biggest YA fantasy” by Entertainment Weekly.

Prior to becoming an author, Adalyn spent four years working in live theatre, acted as the managing editor of a nonprofit newspaper, and studied storytelling as an intern on Nickelodeon Animation’s popular series The Legend of Korra.

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