I received a copy of Of The Blood by Cameo Renae this e-arc via netgalley for an honest review.
I dnf'd this book at 94% to be honest, I just didn't have the urge to finish... 2/5 stars
Calla's story starts on her birthday when a mysterious stranger visits her and tells her that her life is in danger. To keep things brood and without spoiling much for readers Calla becomes the "chosen one" trope in her own adventure story. Overall I felt like her character was a little bland, she was likeable but only because she doesn't have much defining characteristics about her. She's generic, but the other characters in the story are awesome, they are strong, clever and fun. I really liked them, more than I liked Calla unfortunately. I loved the politics but Calla's story and specialness felt a little forced, it happened quick and there wasn't really any lead up for the reader to learn things in advance, and i would have enjoyed a typical "chosen girl" story with more lead up, she got thrust about the whole book and I was a little tired of that. Maybe this book would have been better for me if the author had written from multiple perspectives from the characters I loved *cough*Kylan*cough*Melania*cough*Brone*cough*Sabine* I do think there's a lot of room for me to change my feelings on Calla and the story. Normally I love books which are stereotypical quiet girl attracts hottest guy ever and gets thrown into quest and power, etc... but lately I've reading really powerful books with strong female characters and Calla just isn't that.
I know a lot of book reviewers review based on characters, world building and story. I enjoyed the world building a lot! I thought it was modern but also medieval in feel and it just super appealed to me. I also mostly enjoyed the plot, besides the things relating to Calla, I loved the politics between kingdoms.
I do think that this book was enjoyable and maybe I'll give it a finish or reread when I'm in a different mood.
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