Furyborn

By: Claire Legrand

Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham

The stunningly original, must-read fantasy follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world...or doom it.

When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first.

One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable-until her mother vanishes. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined.

As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world-and of each other.

"Epic feminist fantasy."-Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author

"Truly not to be missed..."-Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Great Concept, Poor execution

Loved the idea, just did not like any of the characters and the constant POV swapping.

Great start!

This book is a great start to a trilogy. It started out a little shaky and I had some difficulty following the initial storyline. Once I got into it though it became very intriguing. I’m a bit over the whole ‘trials to prove yourself’ storyline that authors just seem to love these days. In my opinion it wasn’t a totally necessary part of the story and is the reason I went with 4/5 stars. I just think there was an opportunity to do something a little more new and exciting there, I understand it helped with character development though. But even with that it was still a great story with some creative and refreshing twists. There are a few steamy scenes that I wouldn’t recommend for younger readers which I think brought this book more into the New Adult rather than YA category. I enjoyed that each chapter started with some piece of historical information, I thought it was a cool element that added to some of the mystery of the story. I will definitely be continuing with the Trilogy. (Also the narration was excellent)

Enigmatic, but intriguing

Ultimately, the “why” behind this story is unclear. There are repetitive & cryptic elements in the book that are not climactic, but rather confusing. The heavy usage of world building specific information without explanation to the reader is distracting. It throws off the natural ebb and flow of understanding. But, with that being said, there’s still enough juicy qualities to this story to captivate and intrigue. To boot, Fiona Hardingham’s voice and performance is bewitching! I will listen to the sequels…I anticipate a clearer picture to form and come full circle.

Awesome start to what I hope it a series.

Loved this!! You really had to pay attention with the Audible version since it was both of their stories but once I did I was hooked. Can't wait for the next one!!

Captures your full attention

Didn't want it to end...Can't wait for Book 2! Great narrator and I like how it flips between both women each chapter