When his best friend (and let’s face it, crush) Gal is revealed as the Umber heir and attacked from multiple sides, he is torn – should he help the person he loves the most or join the rebellion in hope that the Archon Empire might be restored?įirst of all, the pacing is absolutely breakneck. Orphaned and left to fend for himself in the streets after the Umber Empire conquered his home, he has spent the last few years trying to put his life back together, forget his past, and abandon any hope that the Archon Empire might be restored. If a highly entertaining but not necessarily relaxing story is what you’re looking for, this is the perfect book for you.Įttian is the best pilot in the Umber Empire’s military academy. I’d say it even overdelivered – in places, I could barely manage a few pages at a time because the tension was too high and I was too afraid for the characters. It’s the kind of book you read popcorn in hand, and then recommend to friends to watch their reactions popcorn in hand too. More twists than a ship executing a complex maneuver, yup. What it promised, it delivered in spades. It seemed tailor-made for what I wanted and needed.Īnd it was fantastic. Still in the depths of my Star Wars obsession and salty over Rise of Skywalker (oh so salty), I had to request it. Bonds of Brass first came to my attention randomly, on twitter. Sometimes, you just have a powerful feeling that you’re going to love a book and in my experience, that instinct is never to be ignored. ARC received from the publisher (Del Rey) in exchange for an honest review.

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