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The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver, #1)
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Nhika is a bloodcarver. She can alter human biology with just a touch, to heal or harm. In the industrial city of Theumas, she is seen not as a healer, but a monster that kills for pleasure.
When she is caught using her bloodcarving abilities during a sham medical appointment, she's captured by underground thugs and sold to an aristocratic family to heal the last witness of their father’s murder. When she meets an alluring yet entitled physician's aide, Ven Kochin, she’s forced to question the true intent behind this murder. In a society that outcasts her, Kochin seems drawn to her while also pushing her away. He's not who he says he is. Will she have to become the dreaded bloodcarver Theumas fears to save herself and the ones she's vowed to protect?
Have you finished a book and feel you NEED to read the next one immediately? That's what happened when I read The Last Bloodcarver. I even started to feel that way while still reading. The Last Bloodcarver, coming March 19, is the first in a Vietnam inspired fantasy duology. This is a debut novel by the way.
It's so good! So different! Nhika is not your typical fantasy heroine. No one expects her to save everyone, including her. That may just be what she ends up doing though. Nothing in her life has been fair. She has only had her skills to rely on. It hasn't gained her any friends. Or love.
The magic system is unique and is more of a science, according to Nhika anyway. Descriptions of pathways through the body are detailed but lovely. There are also some gruesome, brutal scenes.
The Last Bloodcarver is also a mystery. I enjoyed watching the characters try to solve it. Speaking of the characters they are all interesting and great in their own way. Poor Hendon. I was holding my breath for the last chapters, worried at every step the characters took.
There isn't enough space here to declare all the things I loved about this. If you love fantasy or mysteries add this to your list! Thanks to @fiercereads for the giveaway win!
When she is caught using her bloodcarving abilities during a sham medical appointment, she's captured by underground thugs and sold to an aristocratic family to heal the last witness of their father’s murder. When she meets an alluring yet entitled physician's aide, Ven Kochin, she’s forced to question the true intent behind this murder. In a society that outcasts her, Kochin seems drawn to her while also pushing her away. He's not who he says he is. Will she have to become the dreaded bloodcarver Theumas fears to save herself and the ones she's vowed to protect?
Have you finished a book and feel you NEED to read the next one immediately? That's what happened when I read The Last Bloodcarver. I even started to feel that way while still reading. The Last Bloodcarver, coming March 19, is the first in a Vietnam inspired fantasy duology. This is a debut novel by the way.
It's so good! So different! Nhika is not your typical fantasy heroine. No one expects her to save everyone, including her. That may just be what she ends up doing though. Nothing in her life has been fair. She has only had her skills to rely on. It hasn't gained her any friends. Or love.
The magic system is unique and is more of a science, according to Nhika anyway. Descriptions of pathways through the body are detailed but lovely. There are also some gruesome, brutal scenes.
The Last Bloodcarver is also a mystery. I enjoyed watching the characters try to solve it. Speaking of the characters they are all interesting and great in their own way. Poor Hendon. I was holding my breath for the last chapters, worried at every step the characters took.
There isn't enough space here to declare all the things I loved about this. If you love fantasy or mysteries add this to your list! Thanks to @fiercereads for the giveaway win!
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January 31, 2024
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