Author: Sarah Glenn Marsh
Publication Date: January 23rd 2018
Publisher: Razorbill Books
Part of a Series?: Yes, Book 1 on 2 of the Reign of the Fallen Duology
I Got A Copy Through: PRH International (THANK YOU!)
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Blurb Description: Odessa is one of Karthia's master necromancers, catering to the kingdom's ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it's Odessa's job to raise them by retrieving their souls from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the Deadlands. But there is a cost to being raised--the Dead must remain shrouded, or risk transforming into zombie-like monsters known as Shades. If even a hint of flesh is exposed, the grotesque transformation will begin.
A dramatic uptick in Shade attacks raises suspicions and fears among Odessa's necromancer community. Soon a crushing loss of one of their own reveals a disturbing conspiracy: someone is intentionally creating Shades by tearing shrouds from the Dead--and training them to attack. Odessa is faced with a terrifying question: What if her necromancer's magic is the weapon that brings Karthia to its knees?
Reign of the Fallen WAS AN LGBT NECROMANCER FILLED DARK
FANTASY NOVEL with the added bonus of zombies (!), stabbing (!), the Dead (!)
and SO MUCH MAYHEM that I fell in love within the first thirty pages
and I NEED MORE.
I’d been hearing the hype for Reign of the Fallen for a WHILE before I requested it and the
lovely folks at PRH International sent it to me. It took me a while to pick it
up from my overflowing TBR Pile but now that I did, I am completely in AWE of this STUNNING, BADASS novel and world.
Let’s break it down:
1. Reign
of the Fallen OFFICIALLY holds the record for Book that Made Me Fall In
Love The Quickest (EVER) because within thirty pages I’d already connected with
Evander and Odessa and ALREADY fallen in love with them as individuals and
together.
2.
THIS BOOK BROKE MY HEART. I fell in love and
then a third into the book, it managed to break my heart as well. This book had
such a powerful representation of grief, depression and that black pit of
hopelessness and Sarah Glenn Marsh’s writing really made you feel it all.
3.
A HUGE
YES FOR SOME BRILLIANT BI REP, and a world where loving WHOMEVER you wanted was
accepted as the norm. We rarely ever see this in fantasy novels but I LOVED IT
SO MUCH. Yes for inclusive worlds and a bigger yes for accepting
characters.
4.
The supporting cast in this book were all SUCH
fun to get to know. I loved Jax, Simeon, Meredy, Valoria and everyone else and
I honestly wish that we had MORE of them.
5.
THE MAGIC IN THIS BOOK WAS STUNNING. There were
so many kinds of mages including Weather mages, mages with Sight over animals and
of course, Necromancers. I loved the politics and magic that were so
prevalent in this book, especially the debate of whether the Dead should be
brought back and I loved every second of it.
Reign of the Fallen is a brilliant, dark, inclusive
diverse book with different magic, zombies, the living Dead and everything
you’ve been looking for in a fantasy.
Sarah Glenn Marsh writes young adult novels and children's picture books.
She lives, writes, and paints things in Virginia, supported by her husband, four rescued greyhounds, three birds, and many fish.
If she could, she'd adopt ALL THE ANIMALS.
Oh, and she'd love to be your friend here on Goodreads, or over on Twitter http://twitter.com/SG_Marsh!
She lives, writes, and paints things in Virginia, supported by her husband, four rescued greyhounds, three birds, and many fish.
If she could, she'd adopt ALL THE ANIMALS.
Oh, and she'd love to be your friend here on Goodreads, or over on Twitter http://twitter.com/SG_Marsh!
What are some of your favourite Dark YA Fantasies?
What are some of your favourite Diverse Books with Great Representation?
Have you read/ are you excited for Reign of the Fallen? What did you think of it?
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