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Crier's War (Crier's War, #1)

Nina Varela

Start date: September 1, 2021

Finish date: September 30, 2021

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* September 2021 - The Stars and the Blackness Between Them - SPOILER THREAD
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* September 2021 - The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
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Oct 09, 2021 Celia ☾⁺₊⋆˚ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: sapphic-books, bi-rep

This story certainly lived up and above my expeditions. I loved the uniqueness of the plot, as well as the fact that the ending was not predictable, and the story cliffhanger; it made me more engaged while reading, and left me eagerly waiting to continue the rest of this story in the sequel. It definitely had a charm to it, and I am looking forward to read the rest of this beautiful story!

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Aug 03, 2021 reagan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sapphic, fantasy, lgbtq, young-adult, favourites, fiction

“Crier had been Designed. Crier was Made. But in the moment Ayla first touched her, Crier had learned what it felt like to be born.”

It’s been nearly 10 years since I’ve read a book that I loved this much. The world-building, maps, history recaps, and snippets from “old textbooks” provided by Varela made understanding such a complex world, easy. There’s nothing I love more than being able to fully imagine the universe in which a story takes place, and I believe no other novel has succeeded at doi ...more

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Aug 06, 2021 lilah rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites

I ordered the sequel about 100 pages from the end because I already knew I couldn't wait to read it! The driving force of the book is definitely the fantasy political intrigue and the relationship between Crier and Ayla (I am a sucker for sapphic enemies to lovers and a handmaiden/royalty plot). The worldbuilding is very cool and the 'robots created by humans take over and humans are now subservient to them' plotline never felt tired or like a repetition of something done before. I was genuinely ...more

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