FlamecallerAuthor: Caitlin Ricci Title: Flamecaller Series: None Genre: High Fantasy Pairing: M/M Rating: Two Petals On the Author's Website: https://www.caitlinricci.com/ Summary: When the emperor has his father killed, it's the breaking point for Haruo, who sets out from the island of dragon shifters where he lives in search of revenge. The tournament being held to marry off the emperor's son seems like a perfect opportunity—what better way to get close to the father than through the son, afterall. Maggie's Review:
I received this book as an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. After being forced to watch his father's execution, Haruo knows it's his turn to take on his family's legacy. He needs to kill the emperor in order to save his island. Then he learns about an upcoming tournament where the winner can choose a bride for the emperor's son and Haruo hatches a plot to accomplish his mission. I really liked the world building in this story. The island and the voices of the island combined with the anguish of the island because of the actions of the emperor was a really interesting premise. Unfortunately, the story doesn't live up to that premise at all. The lack of explanation hurt the story the most. After reading this story I still don't have any idea why there are dragon shifters, why the island is alive, or even why the emperor's presence on the island is having such a negative effect on it. Given all of that was the entire base of the story, having the answers left out made this story almost unreadable. Basically, Ricci needed to double the length of this story. Talking the time to actually flesh out the full plot, and to let the characterizations actually grow, would have helped this story immensely. Maggie's Recommendation: While the premise of this story had promise, unfortunately the story didn't live up to it. The lack of descriptions and the lack of time taken to properly flesh out the story meant the promise of the world building just wasn't realized. I therefore cannot recommend this story.
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