aeryn rose's Reviews > Five Broken Blades

4.5⭐️

Loving somebody is needing two hearts to live instead of just the one. You're better off alone.

THE PLOT

Five of the most dangerous liars in the land have unbeknownst them been gathered to work together for a single mission: kill the god king Joon. Under his merciless rule, nobles flourish while the poor and innocent suffer and are often sold. Now, each of the five "blades" will come for him. They can all agree on murder. They can all conspire. But it is not enough to forge alliances. They have to find a way to trust each other, but only one can take the crown. May the best liar win.

"I'm nothing but a blade."
"You are made of steel, but you are so much more."

MY THOUGHTS

Not once in this book could I ever predict what was going to happen. This book threw my for a loop EVERY chapter. You never know what to expect; you never know what's going to happen next.

When I first started this book, I didn't know what to think but I was almost immediately drawn in. The world building, the characters, the actual plot, the relationship between the characters...I loved all of it. This book is very heavy on character depth and you really need to get to know the characters before you can jump into this story. Each one of them were unique and had their own motives for why they wanted the god king Joon dead. At first, it was hard to keep up. You get EVERY character's POV. So a lot of names to remember and a lot of backstories to keep in mind. However, I think that's what set this book apart from others is just how much thought and depth Mia Corland put into her characters when she was writing this.

The plot itself was not what I was expecting. The blurb that comes with the book is a bit misleading...let me explain. Over 300 pages of this book is getting to know the characters and how they relate to each other and come together. The supposed MAIN point of the book was supposed to be to kill the king. However, that acted more as a subplot. The main point of the book was how the characters come together and their JOURNEY to kill the king, rather than the action of actually killing the king.

Another thing I really loved about this book was the romance subplot of the characters in this book. I was not expecting it, but I LOVED it!! As if I thought these characters couldn't get more real, bring in the slight romance. You see relationships grow and you see relationships break. You feel a wheel of emotions when connecting to these characters that you just don't see as genuine.

With the way this ended, I KNOW there is going to be a book 2. Rumor already has it and I've heard it and now I can understand why and I cannot wait. I'd read book 2 ASAP if it was already out!!! The plot twists and the end absolutely baffled me and I was not expecting what was given. I guessed some of it but there was SOOO much. The more I write this review, the more I need book 2 LMAO

Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone who loves or is willing to give Korean mythology a try!! I had never read anything like this before and I absolutely devoured it. It has slight fantasy elements, but it was more of an action book with thriller aspects to it! Please give this a try it is so unique and different but in the best way possible!!

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The blurb of this book HOOKED me I had to start this ASAP!!