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Apr 25, 20212 min read

These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy Book Tour



Title: These Feathered Flames


Author: Alexandra Overy


Publication date: April 20, 2021


Genres: Young Adult Fantasy




Book Synopsis

 

"A queer retelling of “The Firebird,” a Russian folktale


When twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age. While Izaveta remained at court to learn the skills she’d need as the future queen, Asya was taken away to train with her aunt, the mysterious Firebird, who ensured magic remained balanced in the realm.


But before Asya’s training is completed, the ancient power blooms inside her, which can mean only one thing: the queen is dead, and a new ruler must be crowned.


As the princesses come to understand everything their roles entail, they’ll discover who they can trust, who they can love—and who killed their mother."



My Thoughts

 


Welcome to my stop on the book tour of Follow Your Arrow with TBR And Beyond Tours! The full tour schedule for These Feathered Flames can be found here.


This book started off fast and throws you right into this world where twins girls born to the crown and one becomes the Firebird, an ancient creature meant to maintain the balance of magic and the other becomes the queen to rule the land. This book is told through the POVs of the two sisters, Asya and Izaveta, who have long since been separated but brought back together after the death of their mother.


This book was such an interesting mix of fantastical elements and political conspiracy. I felt like I was guessing right until the end as to what was going to happen and who was responsible for the mysterious goings-on. This was a really great story of two sisters and how they find each other again after being separated and living in two totally different worlds for so long. And while there is a little bit of romance in this one, the central relationship in this one is really between the two sisters, which I thought was really nice to see the importance of that being emphasized.


I would definitely recommend this one and I am eagerly awaiting the next book to find out where this story goes next!


I received an eARC from TBR And Beyond Tours and the author as part of my participation in their tour.

 

Representation: lesbian/sapphic


Content Warnings: Death of a parent, On-page emotional abuse, References to physical abuse, On-page death Fantasy violence, amputation, murder, violence




About the Author

 

Alexandra grew up in London and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her undergraduate degree in history at UCLA. She then went on to complete her MFA in screenwriting also at UCLA, and stuck around for the weather and great ice cream. She loves writing in all formats, from novels to screenplays to graphic novels, always centering on fierce women and morally grey characters, often with a bit of magic and murder. When she’s not writing, she can be found baking, fangirling over her favourite books, or cuddling her kittens.


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