Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was given this ARC by the publisher in return for an honest review.
If I had a print copy of this book, it would go on my permanent bookshelf. It was that good, nay great. A few weeks ago, I saw a Goodreads friend reviewing it, I decided to check it out and subsequently requested it on NetGalley. I was surprised when I was approved within a very short time and excited to start reading it. I’m so happy I had the chance to read it. It was such a rare and spellbinding treat for a reader.
All around the characters were very well developed and all had their perfect place within the story, with enough mystery and intrigue to keep the reader on their toes. The protagonist was the perfect character to follow throughout this story, she was spunky, sarcastic, humorous and realistic. She kept the pace of the story at a constant speed, allowed the reader to relate to her by providing insight into her emotions and psyche without getting lost or entangled in useless analyses.
The plot was straight forward with enough side story/backstory to flesh out the narration and make for a rich and satisfying reading experience.
The writing sucked me in from the very first page and I appreciated the author’s skill in maintaining the protagonist’s sarcasm at a constant and tolerable level so as not to over overwhelm or bore the reader with too many snide remarks, jokes and details that would have taken away from the beauty of this story. The world building was tasteful
Overall, I loved this story from beginning to end. It was such a pleasure reading it. A fast paced, fantasy, magic story of the YA genre I would highly recommend.
