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Moonborn

I said in my last post that I'd be reading Daughter of the Pines next.  Well I was awarded three  more ARCs right after I received that one.  So I decided that I'd read whatever was going to be published first.  That book was Moonborn by Annaïa Rowan.  It's a debut novel and the first in a series.  
4.5 ⭐️ .5🌶
I was good, I enjoyed it.  It is first person POV and a single POV, that of the FMC Laïna.  She is property and living in a village within the Voidlands.  The Voidlands are covered in a thick mist that blocks out the moon and stars.  Magic is forbidden and anyone who is thought to have magic is burned.  There are weekly burnings and everyone lives in fear.  Laïna witnesses something she shouldn't have, tells someone she trusts and is able to escape the village with his help.  Once they get outside Laïna sees the sun, moons and stars for the very first time.  She and Llyr get separated and Laïna embarks on quite a journey.  She meets Seniia and Vilder. They are both Reän, fae essentially.  Humans and Reän coexist, for the most part, in this world.  The world building is gradual as we only see this world through Laïna but it is expansive and well done.  The MMC Astër isn't overly present in this book, for reasons, but he is intriguing.  There are great twists and secret reveals in this book; some I saw coming and some I did not.  I enjoyed it alot.  The book comes out February 2nd.  

I started Daughter of the Pines yesterday and I'm enjoying this one as well.  Happy Reading.

-Q
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