The Girl Forged by Fate by Brittany Czarnecki
The Girl Forged by Fate
by Brittany Czarnecki
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My Ratings 4.4/5
Synopsis
Nineteen years ago, King Magnus made a decision that would change the fate of his family forever. The war with the southern raiders never stopped, and now the king’s daughter Ivy wants to contribute. She’s dreamed of becoming a knight since she was a little girl, though her father’s kingdom has rules keeping that dream from coming true.
Now with her father’s past beginning to affect the lives and safety of his people, Ivy is sent away to an island that’s neutral in the ongoing war. There, Ivy will begin training with Ronin, who not only taught Magnus but the man the king banished so long ago. Ivy’s father will do anything to protect his family… and someone sees that devotion as a weakness, a wound that will break the king.
Upon arrival, Ivy meets a boy named Finn, whose past will link their fates together. But trouble is lurking in the shadows, and Ivy soon finds herself fighting for her life, trying to get back home but nowhere is safe now. Her brother is being hunted down, her mother targeted, and Magnus is desperately trying to keep his people safe, but fate intervenes. Someone has betrayed the king, and they will destroy him by any means possible.
Welcome to a world made dangerous by those who rule the land to those who rule the heavens. A world where a young girl dreams of knighthood and falls in love; where she watches friends die and unravels a betrayal nineteen years in the making. Kicking off the Blackbourne Series, “The Girl Forged by Fate” will leave you with tears in your eyes and vengeance in your heart, with an ending you never guessed coming.
My Thoughts
If you love Game of Thrones, or A Song of Ice and Fire, the fantasy book series it was based on, The Girl Forged by Fate by Brittany Czarnecki is the series you want to read next.
Wow there's a lot to unpack here, a lot of thought has gone into The Girl Forged by Fate more then enough to fill a series on its own, the world building is top notch and the author demonstrates the kind of imagination that leaves ninety percent of her peers in the dust.
It's what I would class as wonderful fantasy in that violence is common and unhappy fates for characters are a frequent occurrence but lacks The hopelessness and nihilism of a lot of recent grm dark in short there are characters trying to make The world a better place dark yes depressing no. Characters desperately trying to keep his people safe, but fate intervenes. It's a High fantasy setting magic is frequent just not available to everyone and The gods are a active prescence, so swords and spells.
The story plot seems simple enough a mysterious All of which is absolute bog standard fantasy plotting where it is unique is in the details so in a effort not to spoil anything I am just going to post my biggest pro's and con's. So the the biggest plus is the world building its original and detailed and you can't help but feel that somewhere the author has an entire emotions to this series and it will leave you with tears in your eyes and vengeance in your heart , in fact there is so much going on and such a vast vast of characters that it can all be a bit overwhelming.
All in all while I do think there is too much going on and I do think the narrative structure wrecks havoc with pacing early on i think this an impressive debut heralding a strong new voice in fantasy fiction one worth the effort of sticking with.
Highly Recommended!
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