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The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri is such a unique book! I can honestly say I never encountered one like this before.
The Island is made up of stories, stories that are repeated again and again by reincarnated replica’s of the original story (sort of, it gets clearer in the book but I really want to make this review spoiler free). Incarnates have no choice but to repeat the original story, whether they want to or not, and if somehow that fails, the part of the island associated with that story will cease to exist. There is plenty of magic around, because if you can think of it, it might just happen. Therefore, stories are carefully curated by the archivists, to prevent wild stories from growing.
Vina and Simran are such a story, and quite vital to the existence of the isle. They are meant to be the Knight and the Witch, a tragic story surrounded with love and death. And when one day they meet, they’ll try again to alter their fate like they did so many times before, but the tale closes in and refuses to let go, while a murderous assassin who kills stories is hunting them too.
I absolutely loved this story! Especially Vina and Simran, who are amazing characters. I love Vina’s strength and kindness, and Simran’s loyalty and cunning. It did take me a little time to get used to the setting, as this magic system is so unique and new, it takes a while to get it. But once you get it, you’ll want to give the author an appreciative slow clap while nodding thoughtfully. It gets more haunting too, with each new fact. I absolutely love the story idea, and the world is very rich and intruiging. I love how the characters can just feel a good plot lol! I wish I could say more of the story and plot itself, because it is amazing, but there are so many twists and turns, I just can’t say any of it without spoilers. Let me just say, the pacing is amazing, and how the story keeps growing and growing is amazing, and the split in the middle is brilliantly done. If this were a duology, the pacing would probably be a bit long, but because the split you basically get two smaller books without a dull moment. I also love fantasy standalones, so that’s another point in favor of this book. Because of the twists and turns I can’t even describe my favorite side characters! Hari is one, and I love how the author incorporates immigrants and racism subtly in the novel.
If I have to name one downside, the instalove by the characters was a little sudden for me, however it was perfectly explained why it happened and very logical, it’s just a trope I dislike a bit. But the romance was epic and they truly bring out the best in each other.
I absolutely fell in love with this story, and I’m 100% rereading this when it releases. I received an e-arc from the publisher through Netgalley, but it hasn’t influenced my opinions.
The Island is made up of stories, stories that are repeated again and again by reincarnated replica’s of the original story (sort of, it gets clearer in the book but I really want to make this review spoiler free). Incarnates have no choice but to repeat the original story, whether they want to or not, and if somehow that fails, the part of the island associated with that story will cease to exist. There is plenty of magic around, because if you can think of it, it might just happen. Therefore, stories are carefully curated by the archivists, to prevent wild stories from growing.
Vina and Simran are such a story, and quite vital to the existence of the isle. They are meant to be the Knight and the Witch, a tragic story surrounded with love and death. And when one day they meet, they’ll try again to alter their fate like they did so many times before, but the tale closes in and refuses to let go, while a murderous assassin who kills stories is hunting them too.
I absolutely loved this story! Especially Vina and Simran, who are amazing characters. I love Vina’s strength and kindness, and Simran’s loyalty and cunning. It did take me a little time to get used to the setting, as this magic system is so unique and new, it takes a while to get it. But once you get it, you’ll want to give the author an appreciative slow clap while nodding thoughtfully. It gets more haunting too, with each new fact. I absolutely love the story idea, and the world is very rich and intruiging. I love how the characters can just feel a good plot lol! I wish I could say more of the story and plot itself, because it is amazing, but there are so many twists and turns, I just can’t say any of it without spoilers. Let me just say, the pacing is amazing, and how the story keeps growing and growing is amazing, and the split in the middle is brilliantly done. If this were a duology, the pacing would probably be a bit long, but because the split you basically get two smaller books without a dull moment. I also love fantasy standalones, so that’s another point in favor of this book. Because of the twists and turns I can’t even describe my favorite side characters! Hari is one, and I love how the author incorporates immigrants and racism subtly in the novel.
If I have to name one downside, the instalove by the characters was a little sudden for me, however it was perfectly explained why it happened and very logical, it’s just a trope I dislike a bit. But the romance was epic and they truly bring out the best in each other.
I absolutely fell in love with this story, and I’m 100% rereading this when it releases. I received an e-arc from the publisher through Netgalley, but it hasn’t influenced my opinions.
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