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A review by readingthestars
Tethered Spirits by T.A. Hernandez
5.0
I love love loved this book! I knew before I even started that it was going to be right up my alley, and it was. The premise and world are simple enough, but so engaging and interesting to read about.
Tethered Spirits follows three main characters, the first of which Amar, cursed with immortality. Every time he dies, he comes back to life...without his memories, and he's searching for answers. Kesari is a Tarja and has magical abilities with her Bonded spirit, Lucian. She's keeping a secret, and has her own reasons for helping Amar with his journey. Aleida is a young girl and Tarja hunting Amar, hoping that his curse will help save her ill brother.
I found the characters to be the best part of this book. It was fun seeing them all interact, and each had qualities that made them endearing or frustrating. But none of them were outright right or wrong, and they each had their own motivations that justified their actions. The story itself unfolded itself in a perfect pace, and a couple times I had to sit back after reading a sentence and ask myself, "Did I really just read that?" Like I said before, the plot is simple but so effective, especially because it unravels itself slowly until towards the end, where it just hits you.
I also liked how easy it was to get into this world. Sometimes fantasy worlds take a while to get used to (one book took me 100 pages once), which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I'm typically a fan of quick reads. This book is undoubtably fantasy, but it uses both fictional terms alongside terms that we use in everyday life, allowing for a quicker understanding of the world and its customs without completing removing the fantastical element of it all.
The only issue I saw was some errors/typos throughout the book. Some punctuation was missing, but not enough for it to be a real problem. This is something that can be fixed with some more editing.
All in all, I'm very excited to see what happens in the next book because what! Was! That! Ending!!!
*I received an advanced review copy and this review represents my honest opinion.
Tethered Spirits follows three main characters, the first of which Amar, cursed with immortality. Every time he dies, he comes back to life...without his memories, and he's searching for answers. Kesari is a Tarja and has magical abilities with her Bonded spirit, Lucian. She's keeping a secret, and has her own reasons for helping Amar with his journey. Aleida is a young girl and Tarja hunting Amar, hoping that his curse will help save her ill brother.
I found the characters to be the best part of this book. It was fun seeing them all interact, and each had qualities that made them endearing or frustrating. But none of them were outright right or wrong, and they each had their own motivations that justified their actions. The story itself unfolded itself in a perfect pace, and a couple times I had to sit back after reading a sentence and ask myself, "Did I really just read that?" Like I said before, the plot is simple but so effective, especially because it unravels itself slowly until towards the end, where it just hits you.
I also liked how easy it was to get into this world. Sometimes fantasy worlds take a while to get used to (one book took me 100 pages once), which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I'm typically a fan of quick reads. This book is undoubtably fantasy, but it uses both fictional terms alongside terms that we use in everyday life, allowing for a quicker understanding of the world and its customs without completing removing the fantastical element of it all.
The only issue I saw was some errors/typos throughout the book. Some punctuation was missing, but not enough for it to be a real problem. This is something that can be fixed with some more editing.
All in all, I'm very excited to see what happens in the next book because what! Was! That! Ending!!!
*I received an advanced review copy and this review represents my honest opinion.