All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth #1)Author: Adalyn Grace
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: February 4, 2020
Publisher: Imprint
Description:
She will reign.
As princess of the island kingdom Visidia, Amora Montara has spent her entire life training to be High Animancer—the master of souls. The rest of the realm can choose their magic, but for Amora, it’s never been a choice. To secure her place as heir to the throne, she must prove her mastery of the monarchy’s dangerous soul magic.
When her demonstration goes awry, Amora is forced to flee. She strikes a deal with Bastian, a mysterious pirate: he’ll help her prove she’s fit to rule, if she’ll help him reclaim his stolen magic.
But sailing the kingdom holds more wonder—and more peril—than Amora anticipated. A destructive new magic is on the rise, and if Amora is to conquer it, she’ll need to face legendary monsters, cross paths with vengeful mermaids, and deal with a stow-away she never expected… or risk the fate of Visidia and lose the crown forever.
I am the right choice. The only choice. And I will protect my kingdom.
Set in a kingdom where danger lurks beneath the sea, mermaids seek vengeance with song, and magic is a choice, Adalyn Grace’s All the Stars and Teeth is a thrilling fantasy for fans of Stephanie Garber’s Caraval and Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass series.
There were a lot of aspects that I liked about this book but if I talk about all of them, I'll end up rambling on forever. So I'll make it easy on you and myself by listing out the things that I loved the most.
World Building: I think if I had to pick my top favorite aspect of this book, it would have to be the amazing world building. The author did a magnificent job of bringing this new world to life in front of my eyes - where I not only felt like I could see it if I closed my eyes, but I could smell things in the air, see the different structures and landscapes, feel the ocean breeze on my face and in my hair. A big thing for me was that the author didn't just create this amazing world for the story to be set in, but she went a step further and divided up this world/kingdom into different lands - each with their own unique people, atmosphere, ways of living, and just being. Each was so different from the others that they were truly original and because of the ridiculously well done world building, I felt like I was there at each place alongside Amora. I felt what she did, saw what she saw, smelled what she smelled - everything. As if I was literally right beside her in these amazing and drastically different places. Detailed descriptions and vivid imagery played a huge part in bringing everything to life. I also loved learning everything I could about the kingdom, the history of each of the lands, the history of the kingdom itself, and - most of all - the magic. The different types of magic and their abilities was utterly fascinating and I could've read and learned about it so much more. I honestly can't say enough about the world building and how much I truly adored it. I got swept away from the first page and I didn't want to come back out.
Characters: Amora (our main character) was perfect in my opinion. She was incredibly realistic and I immediately connected with her right from the beginning of the book. She has some fantastic qualities: she's brave, strong, courageous, smart, loyal to her family and her kingdom, and loving. Not that she's doesn't have her flaws: She can be insecure, unsure of herself and her choices, naive, too trusting of those around her, and makes mistakes just like all of us. She was basically born with her life decided for her - she will train to control her magic and then become queen of the kingdom. She's accepted this as her destiny and even looks forward to it. But part of her wants freedom - from the life she has to live, the fiancee she has to marry without question - and her soul longs to travel her kingdom. I loved watching her character change, grow, mature, and come into her own throughout the book. She changes a lot throughout the story and I enjoyed each obstacle and triumph she faced. Bastian was of course another fantastic character and Amora's love interest (and a pirate!) with secrets of his own, living the life of freedom on the open seas. Amora of course falls for him because there has to be a bit of romance. Normally I hate when romance plays a role in the story because it tends to take over the story and overshadows the main plot. That wasn't the case here at all. I actually loved watching Amora and Bastian together and seeing them go from weary partners to in love. It was sweet and adventurous and captured my heart.
Writing Style: The last thing is the author's choice of writing style. This is very important to me and can make or break a book for me personally. I almost always prefer the first person point of view because of the deeper personal connection the reader gets to have with the narrator. Luckily for me, the author wrote the story in the first person from Amora's perspective. I loved this so much. I got to really get inside Amora's head and get to know her incredibly well. We learn her hopes and dreams, fears, memories, emotions, and her innermost thoughts and feelings. This was the icing on the cake for me with this book and made it one of my favorites so far this year. I can't wait to see where the next book will take us but I hate the fact that we have to wait so long to find out. I very highly recommend this book to fans of YA, fantasy, magic, adventure, pirates, and romance.
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