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Nocturna (A Forgery of Magic, #1)

Maya Motayne

Start date: January 1, 2021

Finish date: January 31, 2021

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Dec 07, 2021 akacya ❦ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ownvoices, audience-young-adult, genre-fantasy, buddy-reads, format-audiobook, latino-authors

Finn is a faceshifter, which gives her the comfort of never being caught. Well...until she does get caught by a dangerous mobster and forcibly sent on the impossible mission of stealing from the royal palace. Alfie is first in line for the throne, dealing with the grief from his brother’s murder and the stress of never being able to live up to his legacy. Desperate to get his brother back, he begins testing out forbidden magic.

This magic system and the worldbuilding were so cool and unique! I al ...more

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Jun 05, 2019 Cindee rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned, september-2023-tbr, november-2023-tbr, december-2023-tbr, may-2024-tbr

I really loved this book it was one of the best books that I have read in awhile I am looking forward to more. I really loved the characters especially Alfie,Finn and Luka they were all very written I loved the relationships that develop between them a closer brotherly relationship to Luka after Alfie had been gone so long and his older brother Dez had died and an interesting relationship that will hopefully become a romance in the next book to Finn. I really liked how the relationship built up ...more

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Jan 05, 2021 Kelly rated it liked it

3.5 stars

After reading a few negative reviews about this book, I went into this book with low expectations. I had no idea this was compared to A Darker Shade of Magic but I find it really funny because I'm planning on reading that series in January. I guess I'll be able to tell if the comparaisons are right or not but as of now, I can't. All I can say is that I enjoyed Nocturna more than I thought I would. I was afraid of getting bored but I chose to listen to the audiobook and I feel like it wa ...more

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Jan 06, 2021 Aly rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, ya, 2021, fantasy

3.75 stars

I didn't know anything about this book before jumping in, so I was happy to learn it was about brujx! I love magic in a Latinx setting and I'm glad to see more books like this. A world where everyone has a unique magic and a prince and thief team up is right up my alley.

I really enjoyed the characters, Finn is independent and sarcastic and Alfie is sweet and caring. They clash a lot because of their different priorities and ethics, but they have good chemistry and tension. I wish ther ...more

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