Sandra
It’s a fast read. However, I need more plot, character development, tension and atmosphere like good creepy horror books have. It’s not creepy, just short and boring when you get to the halfway mark of the book. It started off strong but fizzled out.
It’s a fast read. However, I need more plot, character development, tension and atmosphere like good creepy horror books have. It’s not creepy, just short and boring when you get to the halfway mark of the book. It started off strong but fizzled out.
It’s a fast read. However, I need more plot, character development, tension and atmosphere like good creepy horror books have. It’s not creepy, just short and boring when you get to the halfway mark of the book. It started off strong but fizzled out.
It’s a fast read. However, I need more plot, character development, tension and atmosphere like good creepy horror books have. It’s not creepy, just short and boring when you get to the halfway mark of the book. It started off strong but fizzled out.
First, I want to say thank you to my local library for saving me money.
Secondly… umm. This wasn’t any good. It’s horribly predictable. The world building, where is it? It’s pretty much non-existent. I can fine my missing pen more than I can find the world building. The chemistry and romance.. it’s like my father… missing. The plot twist was easily guessed before I got to the halfway mark.
The ending (imo) was rushed and the pacing was weird to me.
Anyway…
But… I will end with this:
Saying this is like the hunger games or divergent is a stretch.
First, I want to say thank you to my local library for saving me money.
Secondly… umm. This wasn’t any good. It’s horribly predictable. The world building, where is it? It’s pretty much non-existent. I can fine my missing pen more than I can find the world building. The chemistry and romance.. it’s like my father… missing. The plot twist was easily guessed before I got to the halfway mark.
The ending (imo) was rushed and the pacing was weird to me.
Anyway…
But… I will end with this:
Saying this is like the hunger games or divergent is a stretch.
It’s a fast read. However, I need more plot, character development, tension and atmosphere like good creepy horror books have. It’s not creepy, just short and boring when you get to the halfway mark of the book. It started off strong but fizzled out.
It’s a fast read. However, I need more plot, character development, tension and atmosphere like good creepy horror books have. It’s not creepy, just short and boring when you get to the halfway mark of the book. It started off strong but fizzled out.
Updated a reading goal:
Read 140 books in 2025
Progress so far: 104 / 140 74%
Updated a reading goal:
Read 130 books in 2025
Progress so far: 104 / 130 80%
Updated a reading goal:
Read 120 books in 2025
Progress so far: 104 / 120 86%
Update May 2025:
Review:
Thank you for allowing me to be an ARC reader for Firstborn of the Sun. This story was amazing, eventful, full of culture, emotional and beautifully written. It captured my full attention before I even got done reading the Prologue. By chapter five I was invested.
Now, the ARC did have some flaws that looked like that pesky autocorrect caused. But… that’s not why I didn’t give it a full five stars. I’m not giving it a full five stars because… now I need to go back in & reread it without the pressure of being an ARC reader.
Notes during my ARC reading:
Prologue:
The prologue is a strong opening to this book. However, there are a few small errors on page 9.
1) Second line from the top has “view.s”
2) Second paragraph, fifth line down. The spacing between “herself again” doesn’t match the rest of the formatting.
3) Second paragraph, 13th line down has “mó . rèmi”.
But overall… that prologue is absolutely amazingly and truly grabs the attention of the readers.
Loved the translation from prologue to chapter 1.
Chapter 1:
On page 17 the second line from the bottom there is a spelling mistake “form”. Which I think it was AutoCorrect's fault but it should be “from”
On the top of page 18, there is a wording issue of “one of one” instead it should be “one-on-one”
Chapter 3:
On page 39, 5th line from the bottom “… their bodies and leather short leather skirts…”
Not sure if a comma is supposed to be in there or if it’s supposed to be one or the other.
Page 44 the line said by Alawani “who are you?” was marked by another read as "needs new line?" because it might confuse the audience.
Page 45, 4th line from the top of page it was marked by another reader that before the word “Earlier” it does not have the start of speech marks but it ends with them.
Chapter 4:
Page 57, 3rd line from the bottom, another reader underlined this quote and asked if it should be italicized like the other memory quotes.
Chapter 5 to the end the mistakes are limited but I don’t remember because I was invested and forgot to mark them.
But... Overall, I believe another round or two of editing to check & fix the grammar, spelling and other small mistakes throughout the book (especially in the first 5 chapters.) (Not sure if it has already been mentioned/done). However, it is a beautiful story that packs a lot of emotions.
The quotes at the end of the chapters/start of new chapters are perfect and resonate with me.
It's truly one of the most diverse, emotional and amazing books I've read so far in 2025
October 2024:Y'all don't understand how excited I am for this book. I've been following the progress of this book since the very start. This is the one book I'm looking forward to in 2025.
Update May 2025:
Review:
Thank you for allowing me to be an ARC reader for Firstborn of the Sun. This story was amazing, eventful, full of culture, emotional and beautifully written. It captured my full attention before I even got done reading the Prologue. By chapter five I was invested.
Now, the ARC did have some flaws that looked like that pesky autocorrect caused. But… that’s not why I didn’t give it a full five stars. I’m not giving it a full five stars because… now I need to go back in & reread it without the pressure of being an ARC reader.
Notes during my ARC reading:
Prologue:
The prologue is a strong opening to this book. However, there are a few small errors on page 9.
1) Second line from the top has “view.s”
2) Second paragraph, fifth line down. The spacing between “herself again” doesn’t match the rest of the formatting.
3) Second paragraph, 13th line down has “mó . rèmi”.
But overall… that prologue is absolutely amazingly and truly grabs the attention of the readers.
Loved the translation from prologue to chapter 1.
Chapter 1:
On page 17 the second line from the bottom there is a spelling mistake “form”. Which I think it was AutoCorrect's fault but it should be “from”
On the top of page 18, there is a wording issue of “one of one” instead it should be “one-on-one”
Chapter 3:
On page 39, 5th line from the bottom “… their bodies and leather short leather skirts…”
Not sure if a comma is supposed to be in there or if it’s supposed to be one or the other.
Page 44 the line said by Alawani “who are you?” was marked by another read as "needs new line?" because it might confuse the audience.
Page 45, 4th line from the top of page it was marked by another reader that before the word “Earlier” it does not have the start of speech marks but it ends with them.
Chapter 4:
Page 57, 3rd line from the bottom, another reader underlined this quote and asked if it should be italicized like the other memory quotes.
Chapter 5 to the end the mistakes are limited but I don’t remember because I was invested and forgot to mark them.
But... Overall, I believe another round or two of editing to check & fix the grammar, spelling and other small mistakes throughout the book (especially in the first 5 chapters.) (Not sure if it has already been mentioned/done). However, it is a beautiful story that packs a lot of emotions.
The quotes at the end of the chapters/start of new chapters are perfect and resonate with me.
It's truly one of the most diverse, emotional and amazing books I've read so far in 2025
October 2024:Y'all don't understand how excited I am for this book. I've been following the progress of this book since the very start. This is the one book I'm looking forward to in 2025.
Update May 2025:
Review:
Thank you for allowing me to be an ARC reader for Firstborn of the Sun. This story was amazing, eventful, full of culture, emotional and beautifully written. It captured my full attention before I even got done reading the Prologue. By chapter five I was invested.
Now, the ARC did have some flaws that looked like that pesky autocorrect caused. But… that’s not why I didn’t give it a full five stars. I’m not giving it a full five stars because… now I need to go back in & reread it without the pressure of being an ARC reader.
Notes during my ARC reading:
Prologue:
The prologue is a strong opening to this book. However, there are a few small errors on page 9.
1) Second line from the top has “view.s”
2) Second paragraph, fifth line down. The spacing between “herself again” doesn’t match the rest of the formatting.
3) Second paragraph, 13th line down has “mó . rèmi”.
But overall… that prologue is absolutely amazingly and truly grabs the attention of the readers.
Loved the translation from prologue to chapter 1.
Chapter 1:
On page 17 the second line from the bottom there is a spelling mistake “form”. Which I think it was AutoCorrect's fault but it should be “from”
On the top of page 18, there is a wording issue of “one of one” instead it should be “one-on-one”
Chapter 3:
On page 39, 5th line from the bottom “… their bodies and leather short leather skirts…”
Not sure if a comma is supposed to be in there or if it’s supposed to be one or the other.
Page 44 the line said by Alawani “who are you?” was marked by another read as "needs new line?" because it might confuse the audience.
Page 45, 4th line from the top of page it was marked by another reader that before the word “Earlier” it does not have the start of speech marks but it ends with them.
Chapter 4:
Page 57, 3rd line from the bottom, another reader underlined this quote and asked if it should be italicized like the other memory quotes.
Chapter 5 to the end the mistakes are limited but I don’t remember because I was invested and forgot to mark them.
But... Overall, I believe another round or two of editing to check & fix the grammar, spelling and other small mistakes throughout the book (especially in the first 5 chapters.) (Not sure if it has already been mentioned/done). However, it is a beautiful story that packs a lot of emotions.
The quotes at the end of the chapters/start of new chapters are perfect and resonate with me.
It's truly one of the most diverse, emotional and amazing books I've read so far in 2025
October 2024:Y'all don't understand how excited I am for this book. I've been following the progress of this book since the very start. This is the one book I'm looking forward to in 2025.
Update May 2025:
Review:
Thank you for allowing me to be an ARC reader for Firstborn of the Sun. This story was amazing, eventful, full of culture, emotional and beautifully written. It captured my full attention before I even got done reading the Prologue. By chapter five I was invested.
Now, the ARC did have some flaws that looked like that pesky autocorrect caused. But… that’s not why I didn’t give it a full five stars. I’m not giving it a full five stars because… now I need to go back in & reread it without the pressure of being an ARC reader.
Notes during my ARC reading:
Prologue:
The prologue is a strong opening to this book. However, there are a few small errors on page 9.
1) Second line from the top has “view.s”
2) Second paragraph, fifth line down. The spacing between “herself again” doesn’t match the rest of the formatting.
3) Second paragraph, 13th line down has “mó . rèmi”.
But overall… that prologue is absolutely amazingly and truly grabs the attention of the readers.
Loved the translation from prologue to chapter 1.
Chapter 1:
On page 17 the second line from the bottom there is a spelling mistake “form”. Which I think it was AutoCorrect's fault but it should be “from”
On the top of page 18, there is a wording issue of “one of one” instead it should be “one-on-one”
Chapter 3:
On page 39, 5th line from the bottom “… their bodies and leather short leather skirts…”
Not sure if a comma is supposed to be in there or if it’s supposed to be one or the other.
Page 44 the line said by Alawani “who are you?” was marked by another read as "needs new line?" because it might confuse the audience.
Page 45, 4th line from the top of page it was marked by another reader that before the word “Earlier” it does not have the start of speech marks but it ends with them.
Chapter 4:
Page 57, 3rd line from the bottom, another reader underlined this quote and asked if it should be italicized like the other memory quotes.
Chapter 5 to the end the mistakes are limited but I don’t remember because I was invested and forgot to mark them.
But... Overall, I believe another round or two of editing to check & fix the grammar, spelling and other small mistakes throughout the book (especially in the first 5 chapters.) (Not sure if it has already been mentioned/done). However, it is a beautiful story that packs a lot of emotions.
The quotes at the end of the chapters/start of new chapters are perfect and resonate with me.
It's truly one of the most diverse, emotional and amazing books I've read so far in 2025
October 2024:Y'all don't understand how excited I am for this book. I've been following the progress of this book since the very start. This is the one book I'm looking forward to in 2025.
It’s not bad. I loved the premise of the book. However, it does fall short for me.
It’s not bad. I loved the premise of the book. However, it does fall short for me.
I did enjoy Poppy War but I do feel that there are some flaws with Rin's character and this could be a “me” issue or the fact that the author is trying to remind the reader that she is a young woman. I say this because there are a few times that I felt that Rin acted rather reactive towards many situations/conflicts that logically doesn't make sense for military personnel (comes from experience).
The writing style is simple but engaging.
Atlan is trash
Overall rating 3.75 but round up to a 4.
I did enjoy Poppy War but I do feel that there are some flaws with Rin's character and this could be a “me” issue or the fact that the author is trying to remind the reader that she is a young woman. I say this because there are a few times that I felt that Rin acted rather reactive towards many situations/conflicts that logically doesn't make sense for military personnel (comes from experience).
The writing style is simple but engaging.
Atlan is trash
Overall rating 3.75 but round up to a 4.
Updated a reading goal:
Read 40 books in 2025
Progress so far: 100 / 40 250%
Updated a reading goal:
Read 40 books in 2025
Progress so far: 100 / 40 250%
Updated a reading goal:
Read 100 books in 2025
Progress so far: 100 / 100 100%
Updated a reading goal:
Read 50 books in 2025
Progress so far: 100 / 50 200%