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Seraphina's Lament (The Bloodlands, #1) (edição 2019)

por Sarah Chorn

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The world is dying. The Sunset Lands are broken, torn apart by a war of ideology paid for with the lives of the peasants. Drought holds the east as famine ravages the farmlands. In the west, borders slam shut in the face of waves of refugees, dooming all of those trying to flee to slow starvation, or a future in forced labor camps. There is no salvation.In the city of Lord's Reach, Seraphina, a slave with unique talents, sets in motion a series of events that will change everything. In a fight for the soul of the nation, everyone is a player. But something ominous is calling people to Lord's Reach and the very nature of magic itself is changing. Paths will converge, the battle for the Sunset Lands has shifted, and now humanity itself is at stake. First, you must break before you can become.… (mais)
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Título:Seraphina's Lament (The Bloodlands, #1)
Autores:Sarah Chorn
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A part of me was hesitant to read this book, mostly because I don't read Grimdark that much due to personal preferences. However, I heard really good comments regarding this book and decided to give it a shot. And I was glad that I did.

Sarah Chorn has set aside her book reviewing hobby in order to delve into the murky and uncertain waters of indie publishing to bring her work to the masses and bite her nails as the reviews come. As a freelance editor herself, you can see that she has tried to avoid a lot of the pitfalls of first time book writers by carefully crafting the words, and I must admit I was bemused by the poetic beauty of her descriptions, the feelings each character and mostly dreary scenery of the collapsing society of the Sunset Lands.

It is well known among the writing community that Sarah has several health issues and you can indeed see her bringing a lot of her personal life experiences into the pain of the crippled protagonist Seraphina as she holds onto the walls of the Premier Eyad's palace and claws her way while he tugs at her silken neck leash like she were a whipped dog.

Fantasy books starring handicapped protagonists are still rather uncommon, and I always enjoy reading them because they not only have to do great things (usually involving magic), all of their hurdles are further tampered due to reduced mobility or other assorted issues and different characters emotionally react to them very differently. Seraphina was brutally punished by her owner Eyad when she helped her twin brother Neyren escape, and while she hates feeling pain and humiliation when she walks, she doesn't regret her decision. It shapes her contrasting character very well.

Another thing I liked about this story was that several important characters are homosexual. It makes things even more interesting, and how homosexuality is not shunned in this society. Sarah got a lot of the book's inspiration from her research from early Russian Communism, and her efforts show during the in depth world building.

Magic is still a bit elusive and we don't learn about all of the differing types. We never knew if the farmer Taub was blessed with a talent. I think I liked all of the leading characters to a different degree, and enjoyed how Mouse and Taub are changing into something different and mysterious from the very start of the book. We are given enough time to know their struggles and worries, but not too much time to feel fully devastated that they are ill and turning into something more sinister. Taub and Eyad were probably my favorite characters in the book. Amiti and Kabir were also very enjoyable as the city's favorite innkeepers.

While the prose was indeed beautiful, I do think that once I suspected where the story was heading, it bogged the story a bit. When Seraphina was starting her inner struggle between being the obedient slave/scared of her own magical transformation and wanting to kill her former master/transform at all costs, I did frown a lot because one minute, she was all gung-ho in her choice, and then she backs down and cowers in the next minute. Eyad wasn't even using his mental control ability on her during those scenes. Those scenes reminded me of the scenes in Dragon Ball Z where Goku is starting to awaken his super saiyajin form, but he keeps on landing some weak punches at Freiza for another episode. You already know he is about to change so... just do it!

All in all, I was surprised that the book has several grammatical errors, which is surprising since it was professionally edited and proofread which is a luxury that not that many indie book authors can afford. Its and it's was confused once, too was placed instead of to, and two instances of the book were supposed to have a sentence ending in a period that was left forgotten. These are little details that could be easily revised, and they don't deter the enjoyment of the story all that much.

All in all, Sarah has a great knack for writing and I really hope she publishes the sequel to this story. I am very curious to know where the plot is heading. 4 1/2 stars from me! ( )
  chirikosan | Jul 24, 2023 |
Dark, tragic, poetic, and so painfully emotional-in a good way.

This is a MUST READ!! It's a beautifully written tragic tale, and I am only sad I put off reading it for so long.

The multi-POVs adds so much depth to the story, a raw honest look at all the characters fears, hopes and secrets. They hold so much potential, power & hope. But it all depends on how they each decide to harness it.

The ending was perfection. ( )
  SabethaDanes | Jan 30, 2023 |
Given the reviews of this book, I desperately wanted to like it.

I thoroughly enjoyed the original take and strangeness on a unique magic system that I don't recall encountering quite like it, and there were moments of beautiful prose smattered here and there--but the pacing of this story was too fast for me. Characters seemed so immature and young, with stilted dialogue that didn't quite seem to fit them and their circumstances or ages. There were moments of such quicksilver emotional changes that jarred me out of the story.

It wants to be a grimdark fantasy, and there are elements of that genre present. Yet the quick way the book skips through all of it makes it seem like an afterthought with little emotional impact to the reader.

I wasn't able to feel like I should care about anything.

And that is a shame because, again, there's so much potential for this story. It's so close to doing what I think it wants to do--but falls short of being emotionally impactful. I found myself skipping dialogue or skimming it when possible and realized that I was purposefully skipping pages trying to get to parts that would capture my interest.

I want to like this book, but I cannot. I am more than willing to keep giving the author's future books a try, but this one will have to go on my DNF. ( )
  HotPinkMess | Jul 31, 2022 |
This review is also featured on Behind the Pages: Seraphina's Lament

Sarah Chorn’s writing is as beautiful as it is devastating in Seraphina’s Lament. The world’s heart is dying, the people are starving, magic is fading away and the Gods are about to break what little is left behind. It is in no way a light-hearted story. But through poetic prose, the devastation that readers witness turns into something else. You can’t help but follow along. Every single character is pushed to their breaking point. And when they implode, it is breathtaking.

From the first page, readers will be immersed in a terrifying world where the government has stripped everything outside of Land’s Reach to nothing. And while their leader believes he is doing everything in his power to make things better, he is slowly killing everyone. His obsession with success blinds him to what is happening. He doesn’t care, as long as his city is perfect in his eyes. And yet, while he strives for perfection, his slave Seraphina is never far from his side, an example of what his fury can bring.

Seraphina’s body is broken. Pain is her everyday companion. And it is the price she paid for her brother’s freedom. A woman capable of fire magic, and to all appearances beaten down. But you cannot contain fire forever. She is a slow-burning match, waiting for her moment to strike back. And as the Gods infest a chosen few with uncontrollable magic those who have been beaten down will rise again.

This novel is full of complex characters, each tortured by their past mistakes and current failures. Everyone is fighting for what they believe in and to save a dying world. But hope is a rare and deceiving emotion. Seraphina’s Lament is a book fans of grimdark need to read. You will not be disappointed. ( )
  Letora | Jul 21, 2021 |
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The world is dying. The Sunset Lands are broken, torn apart by a war of ideology paid for with the lives of the peasants. Drought holds the east as famine ravages the farmlands. In the west, borders slam shut in the face of waves of refugees, dooming all of those trying to flee to slow starvation, or a future in forced labor camps. There is no salvation.In the city of Lord's Reach, Seraphina, a slave with unique talents, sets in motion a series of events that will change everything. In a fight for the soul of the nation, everyone is a player. But something ominous is calling people to Lord's Reach and the very nature of magic itself is changing. Paths will converge, the battle for the Sunset Lands has shifted, and now humanity itself is at stake. First, you must break before you can become.

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