My Review of Of Blood & Light by Camilla Monk

Title: Of Blood & Light

Author: Camilla Monk

Published: October 31,2024

Publisher: Yaypub/ Victory Editing

Genre: Fantasy/ Romance/ Mythology/ Sci-fi, and Retellings

Pages: 500 pages

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Review:

This is a first for me by this author and it definitely won't be the last! I loved the whole deal with the mystery, sci-fi, and the splash of romance! Beginning with River she is in the back of the ambulance with her sister Sage as they are rushing to the hospital because Sage is having difficulty breathing. While waiting in the waiting room River's dad shows up and with the hospital's policies only one visitor per patient River is left waiting in the waiting room. However, soon someone she thought was a doctor or a nurse comes in and directs her to follow them to Sage and she trusts them and goes. Only to find out they are kidnapping her and taking her far far away to a place called Thule. 

Once she is in Thule she is taken to the home of her "husband" who is her twin sister's husband. They work together to try to solve the mystery of how and why she is Thule and then how they can beat an unknown disease that is overtaking the land and trying to play at politics because they think she is her sister and traveled to the earth and abandoned her husband. Hence, they wish to charge her with those crimes. I loved all the mythology I also loved all the character development and everything in between! This is not a book you can pay attention to half-heartedly this book needs your full attention to follow along and see what is going on and what is next. There are parts in this book that will have you laughing such as the attacking duck, parts that will pull at your heartstrings, and then parts that will enrage you and make you want to get justice for River and her sisters. 

I listened to the audiobook and it was an experience all its own, I loved how it had different voices and the voices fit the characters and everything in between! 

Thank you Netgalley and Yaypub for the opportunity to listen and review this one! 

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